A$$ Fault Green (+4.0 Goals) (-120)
Hockey at Glatt’s (-4.0 Goals) (-120)
Over 8.5 Goals (-120)
Under 8.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: I’m in Shelter Island and have only a tenuous grasp of what tonight’s rosters are going to look like so this is really a prime opportunity for someone to make a bunch of money. For this one, the line may seem surprising considering what the perception was a couple weeks ago but that should be very, very different now. Glatt’s is arguably the hottest team in the league having won three straight games, the last two of which took place a week ago when the team set what must be a league record with 19 goals in a night. True, they had all their top players and played against two badly shorthanded teams but this was still a highly impressive beatdown on both fronts. Tonight, it looks like more of the same as A$$ Fault is missing multiple top players and Levine continues to be on the mend from recent head injuries. I debated for a while where to set this line before settling at a solid four goals.
My Cup Size Is Stanley (-2.5 Goals) (EVEN)
I’m Schvitzing (+2.5 Goals) (-145)
Over 9.0 Goals (-120)
Under 9.0 Goals (-120)
Notes: Possibly the story of the season so far that no one’s talking about is scoring being dramatically on the rise. After a few seasons of what Hicks was calling “the D5 Dead Puck Era” when goal scoring dropped to around 5.3 goals per game, it is up this season to over 7 goals per game. You can see it in the scoring race where there are already eight players with double digit points and we’re only 67% of the way through the season. For reference, the entire Spring season saw 11 total players in double digit points and the winner of the scoring race (Jack) had one more point than the current top two have with multiple games to play. The goalies have stayed mostly constant but the influx of forward talent with defensive systems taking a hit has led me to bring back 9 goal lines for the first time in several years. And still, I wonder if that’s high enough. These are easily two of the most aggressive teams in the league and as such I’m taking the over pretty much no matter what. As for the game itself, Neil hasn’t responded about his status but Kittridge is definitely out and Jenn has most of her top players and snagged two very good subs so they have to be favored in this one.
A$$ Fault Green (+2.5 Goals) (-120)
Rediohead (-2.5 Goals) (-120)
Over 5.5 Goals (-110)
Under 5.5 Goals (-130)
Notes: While 9 goal lines are becoming the standard for other games as is a very thorough analysis of the roster, Campbell in net for red makes this one easy. 5.5 goal line is the highest I can go. Multigoal favorite status secured. Not sure what else there is to say.
Legally Blonde (+1.0 Goals) (+140)
The Mighty Ducks (-1.0 Goals) (-200)
Over 7.5 Goals (-110)
Under 7.5 Goals (-130)
Notes: Two badly shorthanded teams face off in the makeout bowl (IYKYK). Ducks won’t have Sonj, Andrew seems to be out indefinitely and they seem to have a bunch of other absences judging from the flurry of texts I received from Amanda this morning and ignored. Pink is also missing players but I’ve seen their lineup and despite missing players due to food poisoning (Hanna) and raging (Chad), their lineup still looks pretty solid. Sophia should be enough to bring it home for them, assuming Yehuda doesn’t do anything insane behind the bench. Legally Blonde by two.
UPDATE: Wtf. Line goes from pink by two to Ducks favored. Life comes at you fast.
Legally Blonde (-2.0 Goals) (-200)
Purple Monkey Dishwasher (+2.0 Goals) (+140)
Over 7.5 Goals (-120)
Under 7.5 Goals (-120)
Notes: The final game of the night. Purple apparently is missing a bunch of players and pink has the aforementioned not great but not awful lineup. Well, a night like this is a lot like last call at the club: not great but not awful is generally all you need. Legally Blonde takes it down by three.