Columbus, once out of the playoffs, is currently one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
Patrik Laine forges power on a conveyor belt. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
The most interesting game of the day
The most interesting match on Sunday can be found in the NHL. Columbus, who has been scrambling throughout the early season, has found a whole new gear in January-February and the team has won six of their previous eight matches.
Columbus ’playoff chances have always been seen as virtually impossible since a sluggish start to the season, but the winning streak has basically pushed it away from the Eastern Conference’s last-ever playoff and one-game-more Boston match.
And when Boston has all sorts of difficulties, and when it has won only four of its last ten matches, Columbus may soon begin to dream of the right matches of the spring again.
Columbus ’undisputed number one star in recent games has been Patrik Laine. Laine, who suffered from problems and unpleasant events in the early part of the season, has turned to a dizzying mood.
The first-chain winger has hit a power of 10 + 6 in its previous eight matches, compared to only 6 + 9 in the 21 matches of the season before.
Columbus ’opponent Buffalo has scored two points in nine games after Columbus in the league table and has already been said to be in the playoffs. From this set-up, when calculating the power ratios of a match, give Columbus, who plays in charm, a lot of pluses. In addition to the home advantage, Columbus also has a significant rest advantage over Buffalo in this match.
In the lineup, significant players from the home team are likely to be missing defender Jake Bean and strikers Eric Robinson and Alexandre Texier. Buffalo is likely to be sidelined by defenders Will Butcher and Colin Miller as well as striker Vinnie Hinostroza. Absences do not have to be given a very significant role.
Personally, I consider Columbus to be a pretty big favorite in this match, and when I bet on the winner, it tastes better in bets than any other Buffalo with a straight 60-minute win with a odds of 1.75. Columbus-Buffalo begins at 1 p.m.
The best bet of the day
The best long-haul idea for Sunday can be found in La Liga. Although Betis is currently congested due to the Europa League, the mood is so good that I don’t think Thursday’s Zenit match will affect its performance very negatively – or at least as negatively as Veikkaus believes.
Veikkaus offers Betis the highest odds on the market in both the Asian handicap on the -1 line (2.12) and the team’s goal set on the 1.5 line (over 1.65).
While both Betis itself and its opponent, Mallorca, have been very rich lately, both options are at least of little interest.
In Mallorca, it is also worth noting that the team has traditionally been very home-based. Even this season, it has only been able to win two matches in the away team (balance 2-2-7 goals 9-25) and has scored 25 goals (2.27 / game) in 11 matches.
With these prospects, Betis will get into the match with almost the best possible line-up (unless you have taken surprising gifts from a trip to Russia).
As a little extra plus for Betis, it also counts that the team is not the main player Nabil Fekir traveled to the Zenit match at all due to a ban – so the team’s star player has at least the batteries and charging okay. After all this, I will raise the bet odds of 1.65 promised for more than 1.5 goals in Betis. Betis – Mallorca starts at 7.30 pm.
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Total balance for the year’s games: 17/25/120%
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