Canadians Rangers Game 3 - 5/22/14

What? TSZ does hockey? Who's the Ice Guru? Vinny, the guy who has never been to an NHL game in his life? Or is it Marco who says he played hockey so much as a kid he almost didn't graduate? It doesn't matter - our record speaks for itself. Last year when the NBA decided to schedule what feels like six weeks off between games (I mean are they walking from Indiana to Miami?), Marco and I started to take a stab at the psychology of hockey and finished out the Stanley Cup finals with an 8-4 record backing teams and totals.



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HOCKEY

NHL Record to Date: 8-4

Montreal Canadians (+155) over NEW YORK RANGERS: Rumor has it, goalies are very important to the success of hockey teams. This has been evident in this series with the Canadians loss of their goalkeeper, Corey Price who has been ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs. Montreal is down 2-0 in the series and hitting the road for a crucial Game 3 in New York. Hockey, however, is super duper unpredictable. With everyone jumping on the Rangers bandwagon now when the Canadians were the favorites heading into this series, it appears to us that Montreal has some good value here. Sure their defense will have to step up its game and the aura of Rangers keeper Lundqvist will have to be penetrated, but we believe the Canadians who had the superior regular season record and are 4-2 in their last six road games will find a way to get the job done in New York. Take the Canadians and the UNDER in a defensive battle in Madison Square Garden.



BASEBALL

Toronto Blue Jays/BOSTON RED SOX Under 8.5 runs: With Jon Lester's 2.16 home ERA going up against Mark Buerhle's 1.25 road ERA, the Under seems like a great, even in a hitter's park like Fenway.



San Francisco Giants (+110) over COLORADO ROCKIES: Call me a homer, but Tim Hudson is on the mound and on his way to the All-Star game with his 2.09 ERA and his ability to keep balls in the park. Colorado came into this series averaging 7 runs/game at home and batting .350 as a team at Coors Field. Yesterday the Giants held them to 1 run and 5 hits. In an important early-season rubber match between the first and second place teams in the National League West, we'll take the find-a-way-to-win Giants over the suddenly cooling Rockies.



May the Spreads Be With You,

Vinny and Marco