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Lightning vs. Islanders Best Bet For NHL on Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Written by Tone's Takes
Our NHL best bets from the Thursday, April 6, 2023 slate features the game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders. Not only do we give you picks from one of the best hockey handicappers out there, but we also provide the results from our predictive analytics model, known as DimersBOT, which runs over 10,000 simulations of every major pro and college sport being played on Thursday, April 6 to identify the bets worth placing, and where we may have identified an edge against the sportsbooks' odds. We assess our probabilities against the money line odds, the puck line and the total, otherwise known as the Over/Under, and then tell you where the best odds and lines are available, allowing you to bet like a sharp and maximize your profits.
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Before Tone shares his wisdom, check out our below predictions from DimersBOT, our predictive analytics model. It has run 10,000 simulations for each game on the April 6, 2023 slate to give you the most accurate look at what you'll be betting on at UBS Arena. These probabilities will continue to update right up until puck drop, so keep an eye on them and see if you can get yourself some value.
Lightning vs. Islanders Predictions
- 54% chance the Islanders win on the money line
- 68% chance the Lightning cover the +1.5 puck line
- 53% chance Lightning-Islanders stays Under 5.5 total goals
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Lightning vs. Islanders Best Bets
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 7:30PM ET
PICK: Islanders ML vs. Lightning (-115)
PICK: Islanders Team Total Over 3 (+100)
The New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight in what is a must win game for New York.
The Isles have fallen to the second Wild Card spot in the East, thanks to a two game losing streak.
The Islanders have 87 points on the season and are one point up on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Isles are tied with Florida but the Panthers currently hold the tiebreaker. All three teams have four games remaining and all three are in action tonight.
Luckily for the Isles, they get the Lightning on a back to back after an emotional game against the Rangers last night at Madison Square Garden.
The Bolts have struggled on back to backs this season as they are 3-9-2 in these situations.
Another positive for the islanders is that Brian Elliot should get the start in goal tonight for Tampa.
Elliot has been a fade for me all season, especially on the road where he is 4-6-1 with a 3.81 goals against average and a .883 save percentage.
These numbers are significantly worse than his home stats where he is 7-0-1 with a 2.60 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
Tampa Bay is locked into a first round matchup with Toronto so I don't think we'll get the best lightning team tonight.
New York is desperate and I like them to pounce on the Bolts tonight, so I'll back them on the moneyline and their Team Total Over, at even money.
Bet Islanders ML vs. Lightning (-115) and Islanders Team Total Over 3 (+100) at BetMGM
MORE: Dimers' full betting preview for Lightning vs. Islanders
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