My Pick: Carolina
Reason: Winnipeg is a bad away team. Carolina is a competent home team (12-11). Not a ringing endorsement picking Carolina I agree. But Winnipeg's Byfuglien and Kane are injured or sick. Carolina is both offensively and defensively better than the Jets over the past 10 games; giving up less goals and scoring more. The only thing the Jets have going for them is that they've won the last 3 times they've met. Still, I think this time it will be different given the circumstances so I locked in this bet real nice and early.
Took the Canes -.5 in regulation @ +130
Reason: Winnipeg is a bad away team. Carolina is a competent home team (12-11). Not a ringing endorsement picking Carolina I agree. But Winnipeg's Byfuglien and Kane are injured or sick. Carolina is both offensively and defensively better than the Jets over the past 10 games; giving up less goals and scoring more. The only thing the Jets have going for them is that they've won the last 3 times they've met. Still, I think this time it will be different given the circumstances so I locked in this bet real nice and early.
Took the Canes -.5 in regulation @ +130