{"id":38560,"date":"2011-05-25T15:05:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=38560"},"modified":"2011-05-25T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T22:05:11","slug":"playoff-odds-free-picks-boston-vs-tampa-bay-preview-25511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/playoff-odds-free-picks-boston-vs-tampa-bay-preview-25511\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Playoff Betting \u2013 Bruins vs. Lightning Game 6 Preview &#038; Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2011 NHL Hockey Free Predictions: Bruins vs Lightning &#8211; Eastern Conference Finals<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s NHL hockey betting season once again.\u00a0<a title=\"Hockey Gambling\" href=\"\/nhl\/\" target=\"_self\">Hockey Gambling<\/a> fans sure are getting their money\u2019s worth from the\u00a0<a title=\"Free NHL Picks\" href=\"\/handicappers\/free-sports-picks\/\" target=\"_self\">free nhl picks<\/a> we give out here at Capperspicks.com. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmaker.ag\/latest-promo\/?cmpid=17435_3889\">BET ON NHL HOCKEY TODAY AT ONE OF OUR TOP ONLINE SPORTSBOOKS \u2014&gt; BOOKMAKER.COM<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Date: May 25, 2011<br \/>\nVenue: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL<br \/>\nBroadcast: Versus, CBC<br \/>\nBoston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Lines from Bookmaker.com<br \/>\nMoney Line: Bruins EVEN, Lightning -120<br \/>\nSpread: Lightning -1.5<br \/>\nOver\/Under: 5.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/matchups\/g2_summary_2.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.bmaker.ag\/latest-promo\/?cmpid=17435_3889\"><strong>CHECK OUT BOOKMAKER SPORTSBOOK TODAY! \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/forums\/hockey-betting\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Talk Smack with other NHL Hockey Fans In Our Forums &#8211;><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You probably know the question every bettor needs to ask tonight, so let\u2019s cut right to the chase: is Dwayne Roloson the right man to start Game 6 of the Eastern Conference in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight?<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old puckstopper was a godsend from the moment Tampa acquired him at midseason and he carried the Bolts throughout the first two rounds of the playoffs. But, again, Roloson is 41. It was always conceivable that his body would give out on him after playing deeper and deeper into May. And his recent efforts have everyone wondering if that moment has finally arrived.<\/p>\n<p>After getting pulled in Games 2 and 4, Roloson was benched for Tampa\u2019s Game-5 loss. Mike Smith allowed two goals on 19 shots in his place. Coach Guy Boucher is going back to Roloson tonight with the Lightning facing elimination.   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmaker.ag\/?cmpid=14237_3724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px; background: #cccccc;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.bmaker.ag\/images\/CSPORTS_250_250_0.gif?cmpid=14237_3724\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It appears as though Boucher is trying to do the same thing that Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault did with Roberto Luongo in round one, when he benched his goalie for Game 6 to rest him mentally for the crucial Game 7. It worked. Vancouver won that game and, a month later, they\u2019re in the Stanley Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>But will the same tactic work with Roloson, who is nine years older than Luongo?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To me, the Game 6 pick comes down to the numbers versus what you can only see from watching the games. On paper, it looks like Tampa is due to win a game. After all, the Lightning have outshot Boston badly in two straight contests. And Roloson\u2019s numbers can\u2019t be that bad again, right?<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand \u2013 did you see Roloson in Game 4? He looked beaten. He looked unfocused, almost irritated when he saw pucks coming his way. Even with a night off, I don\u2019t think Roloson can re-summon his energy this deep in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins are just too big, too bad, too strong, and we knew that all along. Time for them to book their date with Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Bruins vs Lightning prediction: Bruins 4, Lightning 1<\/p>\n<p>Money Line: Bruins EVEN<br \/>\nSpread: Bruins +1.5<br \/>\nOver\/Under: UNDER 5<\/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! \u2022 NHL Overall Plays (+2612)  93-55  L148 63%, \u2022 NHL Plays (+1757)  63-37  L100 63%<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\/\">Click HERE NOW To View Ray&#8217;s Handicapping Page Today! &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its NHL playoff betting time once again. The Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 4 is on Wednesday night. Both will be trying to pick up a win in the Eastern Conference Finals with the line opening with Tampa Bay as a -120 favorite in this matchup. The over\/under is set at 5.5, here is the handicapping preview\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":34159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[28750,5959,49209,49206,5960,49208,13920,2993,17795,470,3490,48654,21458,2996,3801,10152,2284,895,12823,13318,49099],"class_list":["post-38560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-28750","tag-boston-bruins-vs-tampa-bay-lightning","tag-boston-vs-tampa-bay","tag-bruins-lightning-odds","tag-bruins-vs-lightning","tag-bruins-vs-lightning-free-pick","tag-eastern-conference-finals","tag-free-nhl-picks","tag-free-nhl-predictions","tag-free-pick","tag-game-6","tag-game-6-lines","tag-hockey-betting-picks","tag-hockey-predictions","tag-nhl-free-predictions","tag-nhl-hockey-odds","tag-nhl-odds","tag-nhl-picks","tag-nhl-playoffs","tag-round-3","tag-round-three-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38560","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\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38574,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38560\/revisions\/38574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}