{"id":90297,"date":"2014-12-12T11:46:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T19:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=90297"},"modified":"2014-12-12T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T19:46:51","slug":"free-pick-ducks-vs-oilers-betting-odds-handicapping-preview-121214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/free-pick-ducks-vs-oilers-betting-odds-handicapping-preview-121214\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Free Pick: Ducks  vs. Oilers Betting Odds &amp; Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NHL Lines: Anaheim vs Edmonton Pick<\/h2>\n<p>Friday night hockey features a Western Conference match up between the <strong>Anaheim Ducks<\/strong> (19-6-5) and the <strong>Edmonton Oilers<\/strong> (7-17-5). Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks all season so check back in often.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Bet on NHL Hockey!<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/teams\/team25.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anaheim<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/teams\/team24.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Edmonton<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> When: Friday Dec. 12 at 9:30 p.m. EST<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Where: Rexall Place<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> TV: Sportsnet<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> NHL ATS Gambling Line: Edmonton +147 \/ Anaheim -163<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a title=\"Sportsbook Bonuses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/sportsbooks\/bonuses-2014-football-betting-sign-up-offers-15814\/\">***2014 BONUSES***<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to view today&#8217;s&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/matchups\/g2_summary_14.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Insight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/matchups\/g2_preview_14.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">CP Insider Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a battle of worst versus first in the West on Friday night when the Ducks travel to Edmonton for the back half of a home and home with the Oilers. <\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64160&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim took the first leg on the mini-series 2-1 in Anaheim and will look to maintain their lead in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Ducks<\/h3>\n<p>Anaheim has been rolling at a steady clip, despite sniper Corey Perry being in and out of the lineup for over a month. One of the main reasons I had the Ducks as the team to take it all this year was their depth and it has shown in spades with Perry unable to stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Offseason addition Ryan Kesler has stepped up his game large on the second line and has tallied four goals and five points in his last three games.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned Perry is expected to miss at least three weeks with a knee injury and Kesler and the second line will be relied upon heavily in his absence to provide supplementary scoring to Ryan Getzlaf and whoever Bruce Boudreau pairs him with.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=16&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>With or without their big goal scorer the Ducks are getting it done and have won five straight games and put up 19 goals in that streak.<\/p>\n<h3>Oilers<\/h3>\n<p>Well the Oilers snapped out of an 11 games losing streak with a win over San Jose last Sunday. That&#8217;s the good news, the bad news is that they&#8217;ve started another two game losing skid that could very easily grow to three tonight.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s some positives the Oilers had a pretty good showing in their loss to the Ducks in Anaheim by only losing 2-1, thanks in large part to former Ducks netminder Viktor Fasth who turned aside 32 shots in a losing effort.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to find a lot to be enthusiastic about with this team right now, and they need to make some serious roster moves if there&#8217;s going to be any light at the end of this tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64161&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Taylor Hall having another solid season offensively with 17 points in 23 games, there&#8217;s not much to get excited about.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle have pitched in 18 points each in 27 and 28 games respectively, but it just hasn&#8217;t been enough to carry this group.<\/p>\n<h3>Ducks vs. Oilers 4* Free Pick<\/h3>\n<p>G0altending is everything for Edmonton in this match up as they&#8217;re likely going to be overwhelmed by the Ducks who are a very good team at home (10-3-3). The Oilers would be smart to go back to Fasth against his former team in a building he&#8217;s familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Fasth will have to be near perfect for Edmonton to win this one and I don&#8217;t think Edmonton will be able to generate enough offense as they&#8217;ll likely be chasing pucks all night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go with the Ducks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>CappersPicks.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/nhl\/\">NHL Betting<\/a> and gambling site provides the BEST Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/procappers\">hockey predictions<\/a> for you to bet on for the NHL hockey season! Stick with us all season long!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63706&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHL Lines: Anaheim vs Edmonton Pick Friday night hockey features a Western Conference match up between the Anaheim Ducks (19-6-5) and the Edmonton Oilers (7-17-5). 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