Arizona Coyotes vs Calgary Flames Betting Picks

Calgary has won seven of the past eight meetings and they currently have won four of their past six games, including 6-3 over Ottawa on Tuesday as Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman each scored twice for the Flames and Jacob Markstrom had 30 saves. Markstrom is expected in net tonight and he is 11-11-2 with a 2.68 goals-against average. Arizona has lost three of four although it snapped a three-game skid with a 4-3 overtime victory over Boston on Tuesday when Nick Schmaltz scored a goal less than a minute remaining in overtime. Still, the Coyotes have scored only 10 goals their past five games and it will be difficult for them to duplicate Tuesday's performance with another underdog win. Bet on the Flames as a Max Play. 

Calgary cannot afford to lose many games if it wants to make the playoffs and the Flames have won three of four after defeating Ottawa 5-1 on Sunday when Jacob Markstrom had 30 saves and five different skaters scored for Calgary, which has beaten Arizona seven times in a row by outscoring the Coyotes 34-14. The Flames have engineered 14 road wins this season and they are 23-9 their past 31 vs. the Yotes, including an 8-3 record as the visitor. Arizona is playing its third game in four days and the first two went into overtime with the Coyotes losing to Colorado before beating Minnesota 5-4 on Sunday. Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka has allowed 32 goals his past eight starts and he is expected in net tonight. Arizona is 13-39 its past 52 games versus the Pacific Division and 16-37 overall following a win. The Coyotes have gone OVER four of five home games and Calgary has gone OVER five of seven on the road and the past nine meetings at Arizona are 6-2-1 OVER. Take the Flames as a Max Play and book the OVER. 

The Arizona Coyotes remain a struggling franchise. They have yet to complete a season better than .500 since 2009. They are 20-37 on the season, and the futility continues to mount. They have really struggled against average or below-average teams as they are a woeful 12-27 against them. I think these teams come in playing with a little extra as they smell a win, while the better teams tend to not deliver their "A" game against them, and get surprised. Calgary fits the low- to mid-level category and the Flames have won six-straight in this series, and 10 of the last 12. Make the play on Calgary.