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Additional Model Predictions ⬇️

NBA Model Predictions- Click Here

There were plenty of model predictions to go around yesterday across the NBA, with our model focusing in on one of those predictions in our Featured Matchup. That prediction went 0-1 overall, and you can see how the rest of the model performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 3-3

Over/Under Predictions: 3-3

Spread Predictions: 0-6

Featured Matchup: 0-1

Nine NHL games are scheduled to take place today. Our model’s predictions for all nine matchups can be found below.

Edmonton Oilers @ Boston Bruins

Model Predicts- Oilers ML, UNDER 6.5, Bruins +1.5

The Edmonton Oilers will begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday, with the first stop coming in Boston, Massachusetts to take on the Bruins.

Edmonton enters tonight’s battle red hot, picking up a win in each of the last four games to push the team’s record to 37-20-2. Meanwhile, Boston is just 4-2-4 in its last ten games following a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Both of these teams are looking to stay in the win column after recent wins, but our model believes Edmonton will be the team to do so. Let’s take a look at why that is.

Edmonton Oilers

• Enter tonight on four-game win streak

  • Wins over Kings, Blues, Kraken, and Penguins

  • +9 goal differential in that time

• Own high-powered offense should continue to get better

  • Rank 1st in xGF/60 in 5-on-5 situations- 1st in NHL and 0.39 goals higher than GF/60 in same situations

  • Rank 1st in high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes (HDCF/60) in 5-on-5 with

• Expected goalie- Stuart Skinner

  • Owns .914 Save % in 5-on-5 situations. Ranks 53rd in Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx) with -0.1

Boston Bruins

• Beat Maple Leafs on Monday

  • Won 4-1. Were out-shot 33-30 by Toronto

  • Only second win in last six games

• Defense is struggling during losing skid

  • Rank in bottom 11 in xGA/60 (2.61) and high-danger chances against per 60 minutes (HDCA/60) in 5-on-5 in last six games

• Expected goalie- Linus Ullmark

  • Owns .925 Save % in 5-on-5. Ranks 12th in GSAx (+9.4)

What’s the Play?

Boston got back on the right track last night, but we agree with our model that this is a solid spot to back Edmonton on the road.

Boston is in the midst of a brutal schedule, on that has seen the Bruins play seven games in the last 13 days, six of which have come on the road. It may be refreshing to return to their home ice after a two-game road trip, but Boston is just 1-0-2 in its last three back-to-back sets, with every game going into overtime.

Ullmark is a great option to have in net here, but a struggling Bruins defense has a tall task on its hands trying to keep up with this elite Oilers offense on short rest. As a result, we’ll take the Oilers.

The Play: Oilers ML (-120)

Money Line Trends 💰

• Edmonton Oilers- 37-20-2 overall this season, 4-0 in last four games

• New York Islanders- 26-20-14 overall this season, 14-8-9 as the home team

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• Dallas Stars- Over is 35-27-1 this season with average total of 6.59

• Vancouver Canucks- Over is 35-24-4 this season with average total of 6.67

Puck Line Trends ➕➖

• St. Louis Blues- Puck line is 34-26 this season

• Montreal Canadiens- Puck line is 39-22 this season

😬 Devils make new changes to coaching staff. The New Jersey Devils dismissed head coach Lindy Ruff after a challenging season, appointing Travis Green as interim head coach for the remainder of the year. Ruff, in his fourth season with the team, led them to a playoff berth in 2023 but struggled this season, with goaltending and injuries affecting performance. General Manager Tom Fitzgerald expressed the need for accountability and competitiveness, acknowledging the difficult decision to part ways with Ruff, who was praised for his coaching and personal qualities despite fan criticism.

👀 Several teams have their eyes on Tarasenko. Several Stanley Cup contenders are interested in Ottawa Senators winger Vladimir Tarasenko, including the Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Vegas Golden Knights, and Edmonton Oilers. Ottawa is looking for a second-round pick and a prospect in exchange for the pending unrestricted free agent, who has a $5 million cap hit and control over his situation with a no-trade clause. Tarasenko, who has 17 goals and 41 points in 57 games this season, has expressed enjoyment in Ottawa but is considering all options as the Senators sit in last place in their division with minimal playoff hopes.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- Who was the first wide receiver selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, taken seventh overall by the Oakland Raiders?

Question #2- Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook played college basketball at what school before their NBA careers?

Question #3- Wayne Gretzky played on four NHL teams in his career. What was the last team he played for?

Anyone know what has happened on March 5th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On March 5th…

1982- MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry signs with the Seattle Mariners. Perry signed with Seattle at the age of 43, which came after a season in which he posted an 8-9 record and 3.94 ERA the season prior with the Atlanta Braves. He would play just two season’s with the Mariners, posting a 13-22 record across 35 starts.

1985- Mike Bossy becomes the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in eight consecutive seasons. Bossy’s streak began in the 1977-78 season with the New York Islanders when he was 21 years old, and extended to the 1985-86 season. He would end his career with 573 goals, ranking him 22nd in NHL history.

1993- MLB slugger Kyle Schwarber is born in Middeltown, Ohio. Schwarber was a star player at Middletown High School before attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana for his collegiate baseball career. He would go on to be selected with the fourth overall pick of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs, and currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies.

1. Darrius Heyward-Bey

2. UCLA

3. New York Rangers