posted May 12, 2008 at 16:54 in NHL Betting Trends

Detroit Red Wings (54-21-7) vs. Dallas Stars (45-30-7)

Monday, May 12th --- American Airlines Center, Dallas --- 8:00pm EST

Series: Det 2-0

NHL Betting Line: Detroit -125

Road favorites?! That’s hilarious. Detroit stomped all over Dallas in the first two online betting games at home and the frustrations spilled over like a glass of milk. Dallas’s leading scorer, Mike Ribiero probably won’t play tonight after he slashed Chris Osgood in the chest. Good move. Really smart. It’s not like the Stars need all the help they can get or anything.

To be honest, Detroit looks absolutely untouchable these days. They’re 5-1 SU in their last 6 sports betting games against Dallas, undefeated in five games and 6-3 SU in their last nine game son the road. And, quite frankly, they are tooling Dallas. They look ridiculous. Even without Johan Franzen, their leading scorer, Detroit went on defense and made life the pits for Dallas. The Wings solid blue-line successfully killed any momentum that Dallas tries to put together.

If anything’s true when betting on hockey, it’s to follow Detroit’s online sports betting trends. Detroit is an amazing road team simply because their defense is outstanding. Dallas is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games and building any sort of swing will be impossible considering who well Detroit is playing now.

The fact that Detroit is a road favorite is curious, only because Dallas is 4-1 SU at home. Still, without their leading scorer, with frustrations spilling over and getting the better of them and with Detroit controlling every second of every game, I just don’t see how Dallas will win this game.

Stick with a great value on the moneyline because I don’t think that Detroit can beat the puckline tonight. I’m not saying they’re going to embarrass Dallas, I’m just saying that they will win a tight game.

NHL Furious Free Picks: Detroit -125 (UNDER)

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