10* NON-CONF. TOTAL OF YEAR (THE BIG ONE!)
(NHL) Tampa Bay vs. Colorado,
Total: 6.00 | -118.00 Over
Result: Loss
10* OVER (NON-CONF TOY)

A potential Stanley Cup Finals preview pits the defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning up against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Both teams can score, and both teams can defend. I think this particular contest will be a wide-open "goal-fest" though. Tampa averages 3.37 GPG, while allowing 2.74. It's off a 3-2 OT win at home over the Sharks, but it's seen the total go "over" the number in 7 of its last 9 off an OT win in which the total stay "under" the number. Colorado averages the most goals in the league per game (4.09), while allowing a middle of the pack 2.91. Off a 3-2 shootout loss at home to the lowly Coyotes, clearly getting caught looking ahead to this much more high-profile game, we can fully expect a return to the norm on the offensive end this evening. In this faster-paced affair, everything points to the "over" as the savvy call!

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