New York beat the Blackhawks 5-4 on Thursday for its fourth win in the past five meetings and it was the Islanders' third win in their past four games. Ilya Sorokin had 26 saves for the Islanders and he is probable in net today. Sorokin has a 2.65 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. A coaching change hasn't made much difference for Chicago, which has lost seven of eight, including 4-1 to New Jersey on Saturday. Now it plays a back-to-back with Arvid Soderblom likely starting after Drew Commesso allowed four fourth-period goals against the Devils. The Blackhawks have averaged just 2.1 goals their past eight games and they have lost their past four games against teams with road winning percentages of less than .400. Take the Islanders.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public money was on New York Islanders to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 3.2 to 3.0 with Chicago winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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New York at Chicago
3:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 67% of the public money was on New York Islanders to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 4.2 to 1.8 with New York winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on New York Islanders to win on the moneyline. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 3.9 to 1.5 with New York winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Chicago at New York
7:37 PM Eastern
Chicago has been playing well on a 6-4 run, winning as underdogs of +180, +150, and +250. They come off a 5-1 victory at Philadelphia as a big dog and are working on a day of rest. Chicago is 98-92 on the road after scoring five or more goals in the last game. New York is on a 3-8 run and had to play yesterday, so it's the second of a back-to-back and their third game in four days. The offense is 21st in goals scored, while the defense is 23rd in goals allowed. The Islanders are 9-17 versus losing teams, 12-30 when playing their third game in five days, plus 0-9 when playing the second of a back-to-back. Play Chicago.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on New York Islanders to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 3.0 to 2.3 with New York winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on New York Islanders to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 4.2 to 1.4 with New York winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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