Higher-risk 5-match combo: Total goals above 5.5 · Tampa Bay Lightning to win · Montreal Canadiens to win +2 more

A higher-risk combo that reaches 8.25 through 5 matches. Each one is a fair call on its own, but all of them have to land.

Match by match

• Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames (Total goals above 5.5) Recent games of both teams average 6.7 in total, above the 5.5 line.
• Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa Bay Lightning to win) Tampa Bay Lightning are 7W 3L over the last 10 games, better form than the opponent. The rate on this side has dropped since it opened. The market is leaning this way.
• Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins (Montreal Canadiens to win) Montreal Canadiens are 7W 3L over the last 10 games, better form than the opponent. Montreal Canadiens sit No. 1 in the league, the opponent No. 5. The gap shows in the table.
• San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Senators to win) The rate on this side dropped at 4 sources, all in the same direction. That is the whole market moving, not one adjustment.
• New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks (Atlanta Hawks to win) Atlanta Hawks are 7W 3L over the last 10 games, better form than the opponent.