Postgame Show: Billy's Ducks
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What are today's betting picks against the spread?
That's right, it's time for Against the Sprint. And it's brought to you by our friends at DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Mike, start us off.
How are the St. Louis Blues performing this season?
I'm going to ride a hot hand in hockey. By the way, we did some number crunching on the total succession rate, conversion rate of power plays in the NHL. Right now, it's as good as it's been since the mid-80s. You won't have a team setting records the way that the Edmonton Oilers did, but the floor is a lot higher now in the NHL. So the St. Louis Blues have won nine out of their last ten.
What are the current NHL power play statistics?
They are scorching hot. Monty and them boys are finally clicking on all cylinders over there. They have a tough test today at Edmonton, but I'm going to ride the hotter team. I'm going to go alt spread here. Going to take a chance. Going to take blues minus one and a half on a road. Sorry.
Against the spread. It wasn't done.
to cash that in at hopefully over plus 240 juice.
Against the spread.
Usually when you say the spread.
Yeah, but I was just, I'm taking an old spread, so it's like juicy. Accountability, that's on me.
No, no, it's all right.
Why is Billy betting on the Anaheim Ducks?
My turn?
How have the Calgary Flames fared against the Ducks?
Again! Let's go to Billy!
What does Billy predict for the Ducks versus Flames game?
All right, I'm going to stay on the ice, and the Calgary Flames are headed to Anaheim to take on the Ducks. Your Ducks. I've been big on the Ducks this year. Now, you look head-to-head, the Calgary Flames, three wins, no losses against the Ducks so far by scores of 4-1, 4-1, and 3-2 in overtime. The Flames have lost four of their last seven. four of their last 11, and 14 of their last 25. On the other hand, the Ducks have lost three of their last seven, six of their last 11, and 13 of their last 25. The Ducks have been eliminated from the postseason already, but you know these scrappy Ducks, they're not just going to roll over here to the Flames who are still in playoff contention. That's why I'm going to take the Anaheim Ducks plus one and a half tonight.
Against the Sprint! What an odd game to take.
So four out of their last seven, but also four out of their last 11? Yeah, they had a win streak in there.
Yeah. Okay. Makes sense.
All right, Greg, bring us home.
Plus one and a half, right?
Plus one and a half for the Ducks.
Against the Sprint! I think power play goals should only count as half goal. Really? Yeah, I'm serious. I want to make that change in the NHL. It'll never happen because it messes with history and statistics. What about empty netters? Empty netters should also count as a half a goal. Would you be able to bet on quarter goals then? No, no. Like two and a quarter is the over tonight.
What if you do it past the blue line? Is that two goals maybe? If I may, let me follow this logic ladder.
A power play goal should only count as half a goal because you have a person advantage, right? Yes, right. But you have a person disadvantaged most times when you have an empty net situation.
One and a half. One and a half goals. Yeah, if you are on the opposite end of a power play, it's one and a half goals.
No, it makes a lot of sense, Mike. I don't know what you're not understanding.
Right. What's a shorthanded goal worth now?
Two. You know, I haven't thought of that far ahead.
That's what I'm saying, one and a half. A shorty. It's one and a half. Because if it's half one way, one and a half the other way. Let's be reasonable.
That would never happen. What? A shorthanded goal? The half goal for a power play goal is legit. That could happen. Devaluing the empty net goal is something that I would take a long, hard look at. Ovechkin, to his credit, said that he would not score his record-breaking goal on an empty net, which I thought was nice. Oh, you got to just score it. Don't you like the five on four, though? Like, the action picks up. The pace picks up. I like it for the game. In fact, I would say it should always be five on four. That team should have to leave someone on the offensive side.
No bad ideas here.
No bad ideas. We're just spitballing.
I'm so bothered by Ovechkin saying that he didn't want the empty net goal. Oh, you got to take it. Really? You take it. It would have been a hat trick. It would have been cool. Like, again, he missed.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are today's betting picks against the spread?
0:14–0:26
2
How are the St. Louis Blues performing this season?
0:26–0:48
3
What are the current NHL power play statistics?
0:48–1:24
4
Why is Billy betting on the Anaheim Ducks?
1:24–1:25
5
How have the Calgary Flames fared against the Ducks?
1:25–1:27
6
What does Billy predict for the Ducks versus Flames game?
1:27–4:44
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