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Free Series Picks: Capitals vs. Rangers NHL Playoffs Gambling Lines

NHL Predictions: Washington vs New York Futures

Round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs gets underway on Thursday evening when the Washington Capitals take on the New York Rangers. Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks throughout the playoffs so check back often.

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MLB Free Pick: Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

MLB Lines: Philadelphia vs Washington Pick

National League East Division foes will meet on Friday night when the Philadelphia Phillies (3-7) take on the Washington Nationals (4-6). Cappers Picks will provide free MLB picks all season so check back often.

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Philadelphia vs Washington
When: Friday April 17 at 7:05 pm EST
Where: Nationals Park
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MLB Gambling Line: Philadelphia +221/Washington -241
MLB Gambling Over Under Line: 7
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These two teams will resume their four game series tonight after the Nats took game one by a score of 5-2. The Phillies took two of three off the Nationals last weekend in Philadelphia and Washington will be looking for some retribution to get back to .500 and start making some ground on the division leading NY Mets.
Phillies
The season started out fairly well for the Phillies who were 3-3 after two series’ against top quality teams, the Red Sox and Nationals. This team has slipped back to what was expected of them before the outset of the season however and have dropped five straight and find themselves in the basement of the NL East.
The Phillies will send Sean O’Sullivan (0-0) to the hill tonight. The hefty right hander was solid in his last outing against the Nationals, tossing six innings and surrendering just two hits while striking out five and walking one in a no decision.
Philadelphia has not had terrible pitching this season, but run production has just been terribly difficult for them thus far. During their current five game losing skid the Phillies have managed to plate just 11 runs. They’ll be in tough tonight against Nationals ace Max Scherzer who is sporting a tidy 0.66 ERA in two starts.
Nationals
The aforementioned Scherzer is searching for win number one on the 2015-16 season, as he’s currently saddled with an 0-1 record despite sparkling numbers. Scherzer took a no decsion in the Nats’ 4-3 win over the Phillies last week and will be hoping his team can give him some more run support this time out.
Max has fanned eight batters in each of his last two outings and has walked just four batters so far this season. The Nationals’ bats have been lively of late, scoring 30 runs in their last five, but they were hard pressed to keep the Red Sox off the board in their mid-week series and gave up 22 runs in three games, dropping two of them.
With Scherzer on the hill tonight and a lineup that is starting to wake up this should be almost automatic for Washington and if they can get on O’Sullivan early, their pitcher should be able to guide the ship home as I don’t see the Phillies lighting up Scherzer at all.

Phillies vs. Nationals 4* Free Pick

This one seems like a no-brainer and the odds would suggest that as well. The payout is not significant enough to take the Nationals on their own, but this is a nice game to throw into a three or four game parlay that you should be able to rest easy on. The Nationals are just a far better team and they have one of their seemingly endless stable of aces on this mound tonight. Washington should take this one with ease, play the Nationals with confidence.

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Free 2015 Stanley Cup Series Picks – Senators vs. Canadiens

NHL Predictions: Ottawa vs Montreal Futures

The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is not short on tantalizing match ups, but perhaps the biggest one (for fans hockey fans in Canada at least) is the series between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens. Cappers Picks will provide NHL picks throughout the playoffs so check back before every round.

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Free Series Picks: Penguins vs. Rangers NHL Playoffs Gambling Lines

NHL Predictions: New York vs Pittsburgh Futures

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers will meet in the post season for the second year in a row.  Roles have been flipped this time around as the Rangers come in as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference and the Penguins are the heavy underdog. Cappers Picks will provide NHL picks throughout the playoffs so check back before every round.

NHL Playoffs Betting

New York vs Pittsburgh
Series Odds: Penguins +190 / Rangers -220
Game 1: Thursday, April 16 at Madison Square Garden, 7:00 pm EST
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Series Schedule

GAME 2: AT NYR SAT APR 18, 8:00 PM ET
GAME 3: AT PIT MON APR 20, 7:00 PM ET
GAME 4: AT PIT WED APR 22, 7:00 PM ET
GAME 5: AT NYR FRI APR 24, TBD
GAME 6: AT PIT SUN APR 26, TBD
GAME 7: AT NYR TUE APR 28, TBD

Turn back the calendar about two months and this was a playoff series that could have been predicted, but with Pittsburgh as the one seed and the Rangers coming in as the underdog once again. The Rangers steadily built towards the post season and brought home the Presidents Trophy this year, securing home ice throughout the playoffs. Pittsburgh meanwhile looked lost for much of the latter parts of the season and needed a win over Buffalo in the final game of the regular season just to lock up the eighth and final playoff spot in the East.

Penguins

Pittsburgh was a mess over their final 20 or so games and were very fortunate to have had a stellar first half of the season that provided them with enough cushion to slide into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth.

The Pens limped to the playoffs with a 3-5-2 record in their final 10 games of the season, and since the beginning of March went just 8-12-1, hardly the record of a playoff team. The biggest issue for the Pens has been their inability to score goals which is very surprising for a team with the talent and depth that they have.

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Sidney Crosby can’t shoulder much blame as he was about the only Penguin over the past month that has posted points on a consistent basis.

Coach Mike Johnston has had a hard time finding a match for Crosby on the top line and has experimented with a number of combinations and players like David Perron, Blake Comeau and most recently Daniel Winnik. None of those players are even close to the level that Crosby plays at and it has slowed the offense as Sid just hasn’t been able to click with any of them.

Evgeni Malkin has returned and should be healthy for this series and Johnston may have to resort to pairing him and Crosby early in this series if the offense goes stagnant. Role players like Brandon Sutter and Nick Spaling are going to have to be huge in this series for the Pens to have a chance as they will likely need to resort to overloading one line in order to find offense against the Rangers.

Patric Hornqvist has shown flashes this season but most of that came on Crosby’s line and he may end up getting bumped in favour of Malkin at some point and will have to find a way to make things happen without arguably the league’s best player as his center.

This team certainly has the ability to score when they’re clicking, but they have been in a bad run of form for some time and there’s nothing to lead one to believe that they’ll just snap out of it over night. Goal scoring concerns aside, there’s the perennial question mark that is Marc Andre Fleury in goal. By all accounts Fleury had a great year, posting a 34-20-9 record, 2.32 GAA and .920 SV% to go along with a league leading 10 shutouts. The playoff struggles of Fleury are well documented however and “Flower” has shown that he tends to wilt under pressure at this time of the year.

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Rangers

This team was almost the polar opposite of the Penguins this season. Early on they stumbled as goalie Henrik Lundqvist had his typical slow start and the team couldn’t seem to gel. The Rangers were on the outside looking in as late as December, but once the calendar turned to 2015 this team hit the switch and were far and away the best team in the NHL for the bulk of the last three months.

There is star power on this team with the likes of Lundqvist in goal and Rick Nash up front who potted a career best 42 goals this season. Where this team is dangerous however is their ability to attack in waves with three solid lines that can all score. The players on this team may not be household names, but many of them quietly put together very good season.

Derick Brassard trailed only Nash for the team lead in points, putting up a solid 60 point campaign. Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis both had 50+ point seasons at 55 and 52 respectively. Mats Zuccarelllo was not far behind at 49 points, while Chris Kreider and Kevin Hayes posted 46 and 45 points.

The blue line is pretty stacked with veterans like Dan Boyle and Keith Yandle, along with captain Ryan McDonagh, Marc Staal and Dan Girardi. Kevin Klein should be fit to return from an arm injury for this series to round out a very tough defense core.

In goal there aren’t really many questions to ask. Henrik Lundqvist is still one of the best in the game and when he’s on he’s nearly unbeatable and will give the Rangers a chance to win every night.

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King Hank pretty much carried last year’s Rangers team to the Stanley Cup finals and that wasn’t nearly as good a team as he has in front of him this year. Lundqvist will feel a lot less pressure as the weight won’t be solely on him to win games, and that should translate to him playing at a very high level.

Rangers vs. Penguins Series Pick

The Rangers stormed back from a 3-1 series deficit a year ago to knock off the Penguins in the Eastern Conference semi finals. They shouldn’t need the heroics this year as they are just playing much better hockey than the Penguins are right now. New York won the season series with Pittsburgh by a count of 3-1 this year and outscored them 16-8.

There’s not much reason to believe that the Rangers can’t win this series fairly easily and this should be the quickest first round series. Go with the Rangers to win this one in five games.

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MLB Free Pick: Royals vs. Angels Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

MLB Lines: Kansas City vs Los Angeles Pick

Two of the American’s League’s best will meet up on Friday night when the Kansas City Royals (3-0) take on the Los Angeles Angels (2-1). Cappers Picks will provide free MLB picks all season so check back often.

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MLB Free Pick: Angels vs. Mariners Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

MLB Lines: Los Angeles vs Seattle Pick

AL West foes will meet up tonight when the Los Angeles Angels (0-1) take on the Seattle Mariners (1-0). Cappers Picks will provide free MLB picks all season so check back often.

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NHL Free Pick: Predators vs. Avalanche Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: Nashville vs Colorado Pick

Central Division opponents will face off on Tuesday night when the Nashville Predators (47-22-10) take on the Colorado Avalanche (36-31-12). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.

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2015 NL East Division Odds / MLB Handicapping Season Predictions

Futures Odds to Win the NL East

2014 was a cake walk in the NL East for the Washington Nationals who won their division by the widest margin of any division in baseball at 17 games up on their closest competitors.

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NHL Free Pick: Kings vs. Blackhawks Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: Los Angeles vs Chicago Pick

It’s a rematch of the Western Conference Finals from the past two seasons as the Los Angeles Kings (37-24-14) take on the Chicago Blackhawks (45-24-6). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.

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2015 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Predictions | MLB Betting Preview & Odds

2015 MLB Team Previews – Dodgers

The L.A. Dodgers have all the pieces to be one of the league’s best teams and barring a slew of catastrophic injuries or misfortune this team should clean up in the NL West for a third straight season.

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NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks vs. Flyers Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: Chicago vs Philadelphia Pick

Teams heading in opposite directions will meet on Wednesday night when the Chicago Blackhawks (44-22-6) take on the Philadelphia Flyers (29-29-16). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.

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NHL Free Pick: Kings vs. Rangers Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: Los Angeles vs New York Pick

Last year’s Stanley Cup finals combatants will square off on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Kings (35-23-14) visit the New York Rangers (46-18-7). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.

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NHL Free Pick: Sharks vs. Senators Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: San Jose vs Ottawa Pick

Big playoff implications hang in the balance on Monday night when the San Jose Sharks (35-29-8) take on the Ottawa Senators (36-24-11). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.

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5 Teams’ Futures Odds to Bet on for the 2015 Stanley Cup

Free NHL Betting: Stanley Cup Futures

The NHL regular season is winding down and while the playoff picture may be a cloudy for some teams on the bubble, we’ve reached the point in the season where you can safely lock in about 75 per cent of the teams that will take part in the postseason.

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NHL Free Pick: Canadiens vs. Ducks Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: Montreal vs Anaheim Pick

Two of the top teams in the NHL will clash on Wednesday night when the Montreal Canadiens (41-17-5) visit the Anaheim Ducks (41-17-7). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back in often.

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NHL Free Pick: Islanders vs. Stars Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

NHL Lines: New York vs Dallas Pick

A pair of teams that were very quiet on NHL trade deadline day will meet on Tuesday night when the New York Islanders (41-21-2) meet with the Dallas Stars (27-26-10). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back often.