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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Calgary Flames taking on the Carolina Hurricanes November 10 at PNC Arena. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

The Calgary Flames conclude a five game road trip on Monday night when they head to Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes team that started their season slowly but has picked things up as of late.

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Calgary (9-5-1-1) at Carolina (4-6-1-2)
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 10, 2014
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Broadcast: SNW, FS-CR
Calgary Flames +100
Carolina Hurricanes -110
NHL Over/Under Betting lines: 5
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Both teams enter having won four of their last five games overall looking to keep their rolls going.

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The Calgary Flames are the biggest surprise in the NHL so far this season – they are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games overall and they have won four of their last five games heading into Monday night’s clash. The team has been good offensively – averaging 3.00 goals per game and they have been holding their own defensively as well – allowing 2.50 goals per game this year.

Calgary has picked up the offense lately during a 4-1-0 stretch – they gave averaged 4.5 goals per game over that span and are coming off a 6-4 win in Florida on Saturday.

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Defenseman Mark Girodano has led the way for Calgary. He has 11 points in his last six games while rookie Johnny Gaudreau has nine points over that span. Each had a goal and two assists Saturday to pace the Flames. Sean Monahan has scored in three consecutive games and is coming off a one goal, one assist effort against Florida.

Jonas Hiller will get the start between the pipes on Monday and is just another in the long list of surprises for Calgary. He is 7-1-1 with a 1.73 GAA in his last nine starts. Hiller has already posted a shutout versus the Hurricanes this year and is 4-1-0 with a 1.58 goals against average against in his last five starts versus Carolina.

The Carolina Hurricanes failed to post a victory in their first eight games this season but have turned their season around. The biggest change? Carolina’s defensive play. During their first eight games this season the team allowed a staggering four goals per game – a total that they have chopped in half the last five games.

Cam Ward, who will likely get the call in net for Carolina has won four straight starts with a 1.48 GAA over that span. That said Ward is just 2-3-0 with a 4.06 GAA in six starts against Calgary.

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The Cane’s offense is still a tad underwhelming – just 2.38 goals for per game this season but the team has been much better of late. 19 year old Elias Lindholm five goals and two assists in his last five games to lead the way for Carolina and defenseman Riley Nash has five points in Carolina’s last five games.

NHL Gambling Trends

• CAL are 7-3 in their last 10 Mon. games.
• CAR are 1-10 in their last 11 Mon. games.
• Under is 16-5-2 in CAR last 23 vs. Pacific.
• CAR are 4-10 in their last 14 vs. Pacific.

The Flames have won four straight in the series and are 8-1-1 in their last 10 versus the Canes. Expect that trend to continue Monday night.

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The Flames are averaging nearly three quarters of a game more than Carolina and they have surrendered three quarters of a goal per game less. If we do the math it all adds up to a Calgary win.

Calgary Flames +100

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