Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames

NHL: 10:05 PM ET

Dec. 29, 2018

TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Calgary -190 O/U 6.0

Both teams, after the Christmas break, were in action Thursday. The Vancouver Canucks are off a 4-2 win at Edmonton. The Calgary Flames are off a 4-1 win at Winnipeg.

The Vancouver Canucks have scored 4 or more goals in 4 of their last 6 games. The Calgary Flames have scored an average of 3.6 goals in their last 11 games.

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The O/U is a perfect 6-0 in the last 6 meetings between these hockey clubs. The Vancouver Canucks have averaged 3.2 goals per game in those 6 games. The Calgary Flames have averaged 4.5 goals per game in those 6 games.

The last three meetings between these teams in Calgary have seen a total of 10 power play goals scored. With both teams also coming into this game with recent trending to the high side when it comes to scoring goals, the value is with the over in this one.

Recent Betting Trends:

Vancouver is 1-9 after a division game

Canucks O/U is 3-7 in Saturday games

Vancouver is 18-37 after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game

Calgary is 7-2 in Saturday games

Flames O/U is 12-3 in a home game where the total is 6 or more

Calgary O/U is 5-10 after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game

Free Betting Pick: OVER 6 in Calgary

Both the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks have been getting strong goaltending in many of their recent games. However, the recent history of high-scoring games between these teams as well as the current goal-scoring trends of these two clubs leads to the expectation of an easy over in this match-up.

Per all of the above goals are likely to be plentiful in this one and the best (value) is to take the OVER based on a projected final score of Calgary Flames 5, Vancouver Canucks 3

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