New York Rangers - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL

Wager: $144. We turn our focus to the NHL: Carolina Hurricanes (9-8-4) and New York Rangers (15-7-1) will meet face to face tonight:  The game will start 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden, and will be aired on MSG, FS-CR, SNE, SNP, NHL.TV . New York are near the top of the Eastern Conference:  1st in scoring in the league. However, Rangers dropped 4 of 6 and lost 4 straight at Madison Square Garden. They are 14th in "Goals Against" and 9th in "Penalty Kill %".  New York totaled 4 goals in the past 3 games, showing lack of scoring. Carolina won 6 of 8 and did not allow their opponents to score more than 2 goals in a game over that stretch. Carolina is 9th in "Goals Against" and 1st in "Penalty Kill %" categories this season, showing a perfect defense. The Hurricanes are allowing an average of 28 shots, the 5th best mark in the NHL. The official, basic Las Vegas game line for O/U is (5.0 Goals).  With that said, I pick the "Alternative Total 2-Way" option @ BET365- Under 6.5 Goals @ 1.39 / (-280): Click here  to learn the difference between the Decimal & American odds systems. [Unless the amount to bet is specified, as is in this game, our predictions are made for a $100 wager.]

UPDATE November 30, 2016 - FINAL Result: New York Rangers 3-2 Carolina Hurricanes.  R. Nash scored the tying goal and assisted Jimmy Vesey' to score the game-winning power-play goal for the New York Rangers' 3-2 come-from-behind win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden, Tuesday. The Rangers (16-7-1) trailed 2-0 after the 1st period on goals by Carolina's forward Stalberg. New York have won 12 consecutive home games against the Hurricanes, a franchise record.  Both teams scored 5 goals total, below our projection of Under 6.5 Goals, to help us win this Bet: $144 invested, resulted in total return of $200 ($144 Principal + $56 Net Profit). With that, our total Net Profit for the day after the French Soccer Ligue 2 free pick winner ($56 Net Profit after deduction of $100 investment in a Parlay) and the 4-team Parlay (lost $100) is exactly $112. Let's calculate the Return on Investment (ROI):  Total Principal invested in 2 single picks and a Parlay: $844. Total Return (All Bets): $956.  ROI = 13.27%.