{"id":38476,"date":"2011-05-22T00:20:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T07:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=38476"},"modified":"2011-05-22T00:20:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T07:20:36","slug":"game-4-playoff-odds-free-picks-san-jose-vs-vancouver-preview-21511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/game-4-playoff-odds-free-picks-san-jose-vs-vancouver-preview-21511\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks vs. Sharks Game 4 NHL Playoff Picks | Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Game 4 Free Playoff Predictions: Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks<\/h2>\n<p> <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_TcMlrmSOeQxhg6WO2I1rgWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT BODOG.COM\u2019S NHL HOCKEY BETTING LINES FOR TONIGHTS MATCHUPS!!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Vancouver Canucks (54-19-9) at San Jose Sharks (48-25-9)<br \/>\nDate\/Time: Sunday, May 22, 2011, 3:00 PM ET<br \/>\nVenue: HP Pavillion at San Jose, San Jose, California<br \/>\nBroadcast: VERSUS (HD), CBC (HD), RDS (HD)<br \/>\nCanucks lead series 2-1<br \/>\nCanucks vs. Sharks Betting Lines from Bodog.com<br \/>\nSpread: Sharks -1.5 (+240)<br \/>\nMoneyline: Canucks &#8211; even: Sharks -120<br \/>\nOver\/Under: 5.5 goals<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/matchups\/g2_summary_1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> CLICK HERE FOR our LIVE NHL ATS Betting Stats For This Game &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.ca\/welcome\/151627\/sportsbook\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>CANADIAN? CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT BODOG.CA SPORTSBOOK \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/forums\/hockey-betting\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Talk Smack In Our NHL Forums!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Penalties were once again the difference in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final series between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks. Game 4 goes on Sunday afternoon and if there is one thing that both teams have learned it is to stay out of the penalty box or lose the game. San Jose has been lethal with the man advantage \u2013 six for 13 so far in the series while Vancouver has been nearly as good \u2013 six for 17 in the three games so far.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t a tremendous surprise that Vancouver fell to the Sharks in Game 3. After all, they are just 2-7 in their last nine trips to the Shark tank \u2013 Roberto Luongo hasn\u2019t won in San Jose since 2007! What was surprising is the lack of discipline, the inability to generate any sort of flow and the total abandonment of what has made the Canucks the best team in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver\u2019s mistakes are easy to fix. They know that they have to keep their feet moving and have to tighten up their sloppy play. Penalties mean that the Sedins sit on the bench, right where the San Jose Sharks want them. The good news for Vancouver is that Game 3 should have been over after the first 15 minutes (Vancouver was outshot 15-1 over that span) but to the Canucks credit, they didn\u2019t lie down and nearly stole a game they had no business winning.   <\/p>\n<p>Defensively the Canucks looked slow, flatfooted and totally exposed. This won\u2019t happen again \u2013 a rested Andrew Alberts and Keith Ballard are likely to see action for the injured Christian Erhoff and Aaron Rome. <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627&#038;tclk=http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px; border: 5px solid #CCCCCC;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>San Jose looked like a completely different team on Friday night than the one that we all saw in Vancouver. Joe Thornton absolutely controlled the game and Patrick Marleau was a beast as well. They were both given a lot of time and space to operate however \u2013 the power plays allowed them to roam freely for the better part of two periods. Six points combined for Thornton and Marleau in Game 3 is certainly reason for optimism in San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>Antti Niemi bounced back in a big way from a rather unflattering Game 2 and stopped 27 out of 30 shots directed his way. He was tremendous during the second period in particular when Vancouver was afforded a couple of 5 on 3 power plays. Who knows which Niemi will show up?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NHL Betting Trends:<\/strong><br \/>\nUnder is 9-1-1 in VAN last 11 Sun. games.<br \/>\nVAN are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. Pacific.<br \/>\nVAN are 27-10 in their last 37 road games.<br \/>\nSJ are 1-8 in their last 9 Conference Finals games.<br \/>\nSJ are 1-7 in their last 8 Sun. games.<br \/>\nUnder is 6-2-1 in SJ last 9 home games.<br \/>\nOver is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.<br \/>\nVAN are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in San Jose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Betting Prediction<\/strong>: The Vancouver Canucks are prone to laying the occasional egg and Game 3 appears could have been that occasion. The truth is that they visited the penalty box far too often. This won\u2019t happen again! With San Jose only scoring twice so far at even strength, a disciplined Vancouver team will take control of the series.<\/p>\n<p>The Total has gone Over in the last two games and is now 7-2 in the last nine games between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick: Vancouver Canucks \u2013 even and the Over \u2013 5.5 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey! I wanna tell you something!<\/strong> Our &#8220;IN-HOUSE&#8221; Sports capper Ray &#8220;The Razor&#8221; Monohan is on FIRE with his NHL Picks over the last 30 days! Wanna make some $$$$ betting on NHL games? Check out Ray&#8217;s plays today! The #1 NHL Capper In The World! NHL Top Plays (+940)  11-1  L12 92%,  NHL O\/U Plays (+932)  38-25  L63 60% Runs!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\/\">Click HERE NOW To View Ray&#8217;s Handicapping Page Today! &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its 2011 NHL Western conference final playoff gambling time once again. The Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks Game 4. Both will be trying to pick up a win with the line opening with San Jose as a -120 favorite. The over\/under is set at 5.5, here is the handicapping preview\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":27461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[28750,48233,49289,27498,27500,27501,2993,17795,3045,14221,48461,21458,3801,2284,895,48236,48235,13318,27674,27502,27503,13913],"class_list":["post-38476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-28750","tag-2011-playoffs","tag-canucks-sharks-game-4-picks","tag-canucks-sharks-odds","tag-canucks-vs-sharks","tag-canucks-vs-sharks-free-pick","tag-free-nhl-picks","tag-free-nhl-predictions","tag-game-4","tag-game-4-picks","tag-game-four-odds","tag-hockey-betting-picks","tag-nhl-free-predictions","tag-nhl-odds","tag-nhl-picks","tag-nhl-playoff-hockey-odds","tag-playoff-hockey-predictions","tag-round-3","tag-stanley-cup-playoffs","tag-vancouver-canucks-vs-san-jose-sharks","tag-vancouver-vs-san-jose","tag-western-conference-finals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38482,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38476\/revisions\/38482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}