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NHL Predictions Today: Montreal Canadiens VS Calgary Flames Expert Picks

Fans can expect a thrilling non-conference NHL matchup as the Calgary Flames visit Montreal Canadiens tonight at Bell Centre. Don’t miss Canadiens VS Flames. MatchPlug has the NHL Predictions for the Canadiens VS Flames. Use the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview for Montreal Canadiens VS Calgary Flames  Odds as provided by 1XBet. Betting On The Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens have been fighting on the offensive side of the ice as they are 23rd in the league with 33 goals scored right now. Center Nick Suzuki has been leading the Canadiens since he scored 13 points (four goals, nine assists) to begin the season and has secured 6 points in the last 5 matches.  Cayden Primeau will guard the post for Montreal and has performed terribly, as he is  1-2-1 with a .861 save percentage and 4.38 goals permitted per match. Primeau struggled the last time he goaltended against the Washington Capitals as he conceded 6 goals on 34 shot attempts in a defeat. As a team, Canadiens ranks 29th in the league with 50 goals allowed too.  Betting On The Calgary Flames  The Calgary Flames started well this season as they hope to keep recording points. The Flames are 20th in hockey with 35 goals scored so far. Defenseman Rasmuns Andersson leads the team with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) so far but only had one point in his last four matches.  Dusty Wolf is doing a great job early this season and will be the goalkeeper for this match. So far this campaign he is 3-1-0 with 3.19 goals conceded per game and a .907 save percentage. In his most recent match against the Utah Hockey Club, he permitted 5 goals on 28 shot attempts.  MatchPlug Prediction For Montreal Canadiens VS Calgary Flames  The Canadiens and Flames defenses have been on two different paths recently. Calgary is allowing 3.5 goals in their last four matches while Montreal conceded 5.7 goals in their last three matches. Take the Flames to win here.  Final Prediction: Calgary Flames Moneyline. 

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NHL Predictions Today: Toronto Maple Leafs VS Boston Bruins Expert Picks

The Boston Bruins will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight to play out a Maple Leafs VS Bruins matchup.  MatchPlug has a NHL Predictions today for the Maple Leafs VS Bruins. Use the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview for Toronto Maple Leafs VS Boston Bruins  Odds as provided by 1XBet. Betting On The Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs come home after a two-match skid that saw them lose to the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wilds. In the defeat to Minnesota, the Maple Leafs scored a power-play goal that came in OT, and had a defensive fault that took Matt Boldy on a breakaway and scored the winner.  Mitch Marner leads Toronto, he has 14 points. Up next is William Nylander with 13 points, Auston Matthews and John Tavares share 11 points, while Matthew Knies has 7 points. Anthony Stolarz might start for the Maple Leafs. He has 4-2-2 with a 2.38 GAA and a .919 SV%, at home he is 3-1 with a 2.02 GAA and a 9.32 SV%.  Betting On The Boston Bruins  The Boston Bruins won the Seattle Kraken 2-0 last Sunday. Jeremy Swayman stopped all the 23 shots fired at him. The Bruins, picked up a 2-0 lead after the first period and maintained this score for the rest of the match to emerge victors. Justin Brazeau and Charlie Coyle scored for them. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 11 points, Brad Marchand has 10 points, Elias Lindholm has 8 points, while Mark Kastelic and Cole Koepke share 7 points. Jeremy Swayman will start for the Bruins. He is 4-4-1 with a 3.16 GAA and a .895 SV%. On the road this campaign, Swayman is 0-2-1 with a 4.35 GAA and .884 SV%.  MatchPlug Prediction For Toronto Maple Leafs VS Boston Bruins  The Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins have been inconsistent this year, but the Bruins are a worthy underdog. Swayman had a slow start to the season due to him missing training camp and preseason, but he has played well recently. Toronto has struggled too and will not fare well against Jerry, especially with a weak offense. Take Boston to win.  Final Prediction: Boston Bruins Moneyline. 

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NHL Predictions Today: New York Islanders VS Pittsburgh Penguins Expert Picks

The NHL season continues its packed 11-match slate tonight. One of the main games to look at is Islanders VS Penguins. The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders will clash in the Metropolitan Division.  Use MatchPlug to get the NHL Predictions today for the Islanders VS Penguins game. You can trust the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview For New York Islanders VS Pittsburgh Penguins  Odds as provided by 1XBet. Betting On The New York Islanders The New York Islanders have struggled this season with a record of 4-6-2. The Islanders offense has disappointed, and they can’t close out matches down the stretch. All of this has put them in 7th place in the Metropolitan division.  When it comes to form, New York has dropped 4 of their last 5 matches. The defeats were to the Florida Panthers (6-3), Anaheim Ducks ((3-1), Columbus Blue Jackets (2-0), and Dallas Stars, while the single victory was a 4-3 win on the road against the Buffalo Sabres.  Betting On The Pittsburgh Penguins  The new season has been a challenging one for Mike Sullivan and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they are only 5-7-1 out of the gate. The Penguins already took a six-game skid, but they got back on track and delivered two victories. Pittsburgh’s recent victories were at home, when they defeated the Ducks (2-1 OT) and Canadiens (3-1), recently.  Offensively, the Penguins have ranked 19th (2.9 GPG) so far this year and 31st defensively (3.54 GAA). They are priced at +340 to make the playoffs (-450 to miss). MatchPlug Prediction On New York Islanders VS Pittsburgh Penguins  The Penguins are gathering momentum, as they have secured two wins in a row. Despite many early defensive challenges, Pittsburgh permitted just one goal in all of their recent victories. Provided they can maintain their good defense and goaltending, they wouldn’t need much to win against the New York Islanders today.  Final Prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins Moneyline. 

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NHL Predictions Today: Minnesota Wild VS Los Angeles Kings Expert Picks

The Minnesota Wild will visit the Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center. LA has a 6-3-3 record, while Minnesota has an 8-1-2 record. Watch Wild VS Kings.  MatchPlug has a NHL Predictions for the Wild VS Kings. Use the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview. Betting Preview for Minnesota Wild VS Los Angeles Kings  Odds as provided by 1XBet. Betting On The Minnesota Wild  The Minnesota Wild have had a good offense this term. They scored 3 or higher goals in eight of the previous 10 matches. Minnesota is 8th in goals per game and 18th in shots per game. Kirill Kaprizov leads them with 21 points.  Minnesota’s defense and goaltending have been good for them this year. The Wilds are fourth in goals against per game and 16th in shots against per game. Filip Gustavsson has a 6-1-1 record with a GAA of 2.12 and .924 SV%. Marc-Andre Fleury has a record of 2-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .899 SV%.  Betting On The Los Angeles Kings  The Los Angeles Kings’ offense has been great so far this campaign. The Kings scored 3 or more goals in 7 of their last 10 matches. They are 13th in goals per match and 11th in shots per game. Anze Kopitar leads the club with 13 points. LA’s defense has been impressive, but the goaltending scores are below average this season. The Kings are 22nd in goals against per game and 3rd in shots against per match. Darcy Keumper is 3-0-3 with a 3.11 GAA and .890 SV%. David Rittich has a record of 3-3-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .870 SV%.  MatchPlug Prediction For Minnesota Wild VS Los Angeles Kings  The Wild are playing at home with a Kings team that has been on back-to-back matches. Minnesota will win this match with two goals or more.  Final Prediction: Minnesota Wild 1-5. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees to win World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four matches to one. Los Angeles trailed behind 5-0 before delivering five runs in the fifth inning. This all came after three fielding mistakes by New York. The Yankees regained the lead in the sixth inning, but two sacrifice flies from the Dodgers in the top of the eighth put them ahead.  “We just took advantage of every mistake that they made that inning,” Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández said of the fifth. “We put some good at-bats together. We put the ball in play. A lot of people say ‘when you put the ball in play, things might happen.’ It happened to us in that inning, and we scored five runs.”  Freddie Freeman won the title of World Series MVP. He hit four home runs and delivering 12 runs across the five matches. Freeman struck a home run once each in the first four matches of the series.  “Every spring training this is our goal,” Freeman said after the win. “For it to come true with this group of guys, I couldn’t ask for a better year. Holy cow.”  Los Angeles has won two World Series in the past five years. They won in the 2020 season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. The last title after a full year was in 1988. They dominated the batter’s box and on the mound during their postseason run.  They defeated the New York Mets in six matches in the National League championship series. The Dodgers outscored them by a shared 37-3 in the four victories.  Against the New York Yankees, the Dodgers’ pitching squad kept stifling a power-packed lineup, as they held New York. The Yankees finished third place in MLB with 815 runs in the regular season to only seven runs in the first three matches of the series.  Many of the players who graced this year’s Dodgers squad also featured in the World Series in 2020, including Max Muncy, Walker Buehler, Kiké Hernández, and Mookie Betts. Freeman won the title when he was still with the Atlanta Braves in 2021.  Wednesday’s game was the third championship for Dave Roberts, who managed Los Angeles in 2020 and once won as a player in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. “This team has zero quit in it,” Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen said postgame. “If we don’t have the outcome that we want, there are always guys out there picking each other up and challenging ourselves to be better. That’s why we won tonight.”

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Freddie Freeman sends message to MVP Fern Valenzuela

Before the World Series began, Fernando Valenzuela dying was news that rocked the MLB and Mexican baseball. His death hit the Los Angeles Dodgers the hardest, as that was where Valenzuela became a star in the 1980s. Freddie Freeman was crowned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Fall Classic. The Dodgers baseman delivered 12 of the team’s 25 runs in the final and hit four homers, including one in the first match to leave the New York Yankees on the field.  After his award, Freeman talked about Fernando Valenzuela, who would have turned 64 on November 1st.  “It’s hard to put into words. My stepmother is from Los Angeles, she grew up watching Fernando… what Fernando means in the city of Los Angeles and not only in Los Angeles, but for baseball fans around the world. “I wish he was here. I’m glad he’s up there probably with my mom jumping up and down right now, so I’m glad we were able to bring it home. A little bittersweet, but I’m glad we were able to do it for Fernando and his family,” Freeman said.

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Lamar Jackson misses second practice in a row ahead of Week 9 game vs Denver

The top candidate for NFL Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson has been absent for the second day in a row of practice. Jackson did not show up for Thursday’s session due to back and knee injury. Todd Monken confirmed this.  “I mean, it is what it is,” Monken told reporters. “Josh (Johnson) can use the work. That’s what you do. You get prepared for it, like any other position.” Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh trivialized the issue on Wednesday, saying Jackson was taking a rest day.  “He’s been playing great, and we have a lot of football in front of us,” Harbaugh said. “We have a game, a quick game and another big game coming up, so that was warranted today.” After losing 29-24 to the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore began a weeklong schedule between matches. But, after their game with the Denver Broncos, they’ll host division rivals Cincinnati Bengals. This means they will play two matches in five days.  If Jackson is in pain, then the Ravens know that the best thing to do would be to give him enough time to recover. There is no reason to bring him out to the practice field when he is most useful on matchday.  Additionally, if Jackson cannot play in the match, journeyman Johnson is on standby as a substitute. 

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Doug Pederson advises Nick Sirianni as he prepares to go back to Philadelphia

If anyone understands the challenges that come with being head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, it is Doug Pederson.  Pederson won a Super Bowl while leading the Eagles. He also managed a meltdown so bad, he voiced out his grievances on local sports-talk radio before leaving the team.  Doug will return to Philadelphia this weekend when the Jacksonville Jaguars play the Eagles at the Lincoln Financial Field, where there is a statue of him and Super Bowl LII MVP quarterback Nick Foles.  He is excited to visit the City of Brotherly Love, where he will face a coach he helped in replacing him in 2021.  Pederson had an informal transfer, leaving Nick Sirianni with inside information about Philadelphia.  “It’s a tough business,” Pederson said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Just to be a resource, you know, just to be somebody there. I did it for five years and I was an assistant coach there for a long time and really just to be there if he had any questions he could just ask me. It’s just a respect thing. It’s hard enough to be a head coach in this league. Any advice I could give a first-time head coach, I was going to do it.” Sirianni also had his fair share of challenges in the three-and-a-half seasons he has spent with the Eagles, leading a quick turnaround that led them to Super Bowl LVII. But unlike the former coach, this new one did not win the Lombardi Trophy. After a massive fall at the end of the 2023 campaign, he felt the burning heat in Philadelphia. Pederson could tell stories about that heat. Just as the former coach did before he left, he gave Sirianni advice this week.  “From the outside looking in, I think he’s handled it well,” Pederson said. “My advice is you’ve just kind of got to keep going every single day, man. You’ve just got to keep your head down, plowing forward, just do your job. Get your team ready to go for another game. And you know, you can’t control anything other than that as a head coach. “That’s my advice to myself and that’s my advice to him. Just continue to keep doing the job you’re doing. You’ve got to trust your ability, you’ve got to trust what you’re doing, what you’re teaching, how you’re preparing your football team and you’ve got to stick with that and I think he’s done a good job at that.” Sirianni has learned some things in the past year, particularly when it comes to communicating with Eagles fans. He was demonstrative after a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, which did not age well after Philadelphia’s late-season failure. Sirianni even talked to some core home fans seated behind the team’s bench after winning early this month.  Since then, the Eagles seemed to have gotten back on track, delivering two straight wins. They will have their wits tested by the Jaguars on Sunday.  “No, it’s on the other side of the stadium. You want me to tailgate, too, and just say hi to people?” Pederson joked.

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ncaaf predictions: charlotte vs tulane betting tips

NCAAF PREDICTIONS: Charlotte VS Tulane betting Tips

Tulane will visit North Carolina to play Charlotte on Halloween at the Jerry Richardson Stadium. Tulane is second position in the American, trailing 6-0 Army with two matches and tied with Navy at 4-0. Charlotte is playing to qualify for the Bowl at 3-5 overall and is 5th position. Watch Charlotte VS Tulane unfold.  Read out NFL predictions, picks, odds, and analysis for Charlotte VS Tulane. MatchPlug provides accurate Sports betting predictions for NCAAF previews.  Predictions And Betting Preview For Charlotte VS Tulane  Odds provided by 1XBet. Betting On The Charlotte The Charlotte 49ers enter this match after losing two consecutive games to Memphis and Navy, two of the strongest clubs in the conference. The 49ers seemed to be doing so well, defeating Rice and East Carolina, before their match with the Navy. The major issue here is their quarterback play and it has been inconsistent all year.  On offense, Charlotte average 346.8 yards per match (105th), 5.4 yards per play (93rd), 127.6 yards per game rushing (100th) and 2.19.1 passing yards (77th). On defense, the 49ers allow 415.1 yards per game, 6.2 yards per day, 230.8 passing yards.  Betting On Tulane  The Tulane Green Wave entered this match on the back of five straight wins, including a 45-37 victory over North Texas on the road as a 7-point favorite on Saturday. This is a huge step for a college football club, but both sides have to play the match with minimal break. In their victory over the Mean Green, Tulane raced for 297 yards, headed by Makhi Hughes, who recorded 30 carries for 195 yards and score.  Offensively, the Green Wave averaged 425 yards per game (43rd), 40.5 points per game, 6.6 yards per play, 216.8 rushing yards and 208.2 passing yards. On defense, they allow 342.8 yards per game (51st), 22.2 points per game, 5.4 yards per play, 116.5 rushing yards and 226.2 passing yards.  MatchPlug Prediction For Charlotte VS Tulane  Charlotte may use two quarterbacks on Friday which is not an easy task to accomplish. However, Tulane should run the ball on a Green Wave rushing defense that permits 116.5 yards per match. They’ll also have to monitor Blake, who will help the safety. It’s hard to box in anyone when you have a receiver that averages 23 yards per catch.  Final Prediction: SPREAD -15.5.

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NCAAF PREDICTIONS: Connecticut VS Georgia State Panthers betting Tips

In this week’s NCAAF action, the Georgia State Panthers will visit the UConn Huskies for a Connecticut VS Georgia State match.  Use our NFL Betting tips to wager easily on Connecticut VS Georgia State. You can also find similar previews on MatchPlug.  Predictions And Betting Preview For Connecticut VS Georgia State Panthers  Odds provided by 1XBet. Betting On Connecticut The UConn Huskies developed to 5-3 with a 17-10 victory over Rice last Saturday afternoon at home. Their defense was the main attraction, holding Rice under 200 yards in total offense in the triumph. Connecticut is now only one win away from qualifying for the bowl.  Connecticut is 61st in America in scoring offense. The Huskies are 66th in total offense in the USA. They are 64th in rushing and 86th in passing nationwide. UConn have been impressive in the red zone offense wise, placing 27th in the country. Defensively, their performance has been sparse. They are 27th in scoring offense.   Betting On The Georgia State Panthers  The Georgia State Panthers dropped 2-5 after losing their fourth straight match last week, 33-26, to the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The match was a power tussle between them and the Mountaineers who led by two heading into the final quarter. The Panthers led for a while but watched as App State scored the last eight points to win.  Georgia State entered Friday’s Fixture 98th in the USA in points per game. Their offense is 67th total offense in the nation. The Panthers are 54th in rushing and 44th passing. The Panthers are 115th in the red zone offensively. The defense is ranked 100th in scoring defense.  MatchPlug Prediction For Connecticut VS Georgia State Panthers  Georgia State is 115th in the USA in red zone efficiency, while Connecticut is 17th in the nation. The Huskies will win on Friday night to secure a place in the bowl. Final Prediction: -7.5

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