subject: NHL Hockey: Flames vs Coyotes on RSNW [print this page] NHL Hockey: Flames vs Coyotes on RSNW NHL Hockey: Flames vs Coyotes on RSNW
The 2nd place (Northwest) Calgary Flames will be looking to win their fourth straight game on Thursday night when they take on the 3rd place (Pacific) Phoenix Coyotes in a game that can be seen on RSNW with a scheduled start time of 9:00pm EST. Online sportsbooks have listed the Coyotes as a -135 home favorite in NHL predictions while the Flames are listed as +115 underdogs with an over/under betting total of 5.5 UNDER (-125).
The Canadian line also favors Phoenix -1.5 (+225) at home with Calgary +1.5 (-265) for the game at Jobing Arena. Heading into tonight's game as hockey betting favorites in NHL odds, the Coyotes have gone 34-23-11 this season with 79-points and have only gone 1-4-2 in their last seven games. Phoenix fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime at home on Tuesday as +110 underdogs in NHL predictions to fall from the top of the Pacific Division and will now need to fight for a spot in the playoffs.
In defense of the Coyotes, they were without the talents of Ray Whitney, Martin Hanzal, Derek Morris, Ed Jovanovski and Rostislav Klesla who are day-to-day with injuries and are expected to be on the sidelines for tonight's hockey betting match-up vs the Flames. Calgary on the other hand, will be skating on the floor tonight as road underdogs in NHL odds despite having won three straight games including a 4-3 shoot-out victory at the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. Calgary won outright to cover the spread as +100 underdogs in NHL predictions and move to 36-24-9 on the season.
The Flames have slowly moved up the ranking of the Western conference and could take sole possession of fourth place with a win against Phoenix tonight but have only gone 2-6 in their eight attempts. Although many sports betting handicappers are pitching the favored Coyotes since Calgary have gone a miserable 0-4 at Jobing Arena, Calgary is riding a wave of momentum and seem to be finding their stride at the right time. Tonight's game might not be an exciting high-scoring one but it should show if the Flames will have what it takes to make the playoffs.
