Vegas eliminated Anaheim in six games in the second round in May, winning the last two, 3-2 in overtime and 5-1, and opened this season Tuesday with a 5-2 win over Chicago, outshooting the Blackhawks 37-26. Anaheim opens its season tonight on the road, where it went 19-20-2 last year. It allowed 288 goals last season, 29th in the league, and Lukas Dostal, the goalie it is expected to use, posted an .888 save percentage. Vegas allowed 250 and finished plus-15 in goal differential, with Anaheim at minus-15. The Golden Knights aren't dominant by the numbers, since 95 points last season was a modest total, and Ryan Craig took over behind the bench after Vegas parted with John Tortorella in June. The new coach is the one open question—the playoff series and a 30-goal differential both point Vegas's way. I'm on Vegas tonight.
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Who was the public on? 91% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 92% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Anaheim would win by a score of 2.8 to 2.2 with Anaheim winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Anaheim at Vegas
10:00 PM Eastern
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My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 4.1 to 2.1 with Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 58% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 83% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 3.6 to 3.0 with Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 87% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 71% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Anaheim would win by a score of 3.4 to 3.2 with Anaheim winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 91% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 3.3 to 1.8 with Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Vegas at Anaheim
9:30 PM Eastern
Vegas has taken a 2-1 series lead after a 6-2 Game 3 victory. Vegas captain Mark Stone didn't play in the third period after suffering a lower-body injury. Stone is second on the team in goals and third in points. Anaheim needs to hold serve and went 24-13-4 at home during the regular season, as well as 3-1 in the playoffs. Anaheim's offense is fourth in the postseason in goals scored (3.56 per game) and second on the power play. The Ducks have won five of their last seven as an underdog. Play Anaheim.
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