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April, 21 2008 7:00pm EST
TOTAL: Under 5 (-105)
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Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens

I'm playing on the Canadiens and Bruins to finish UNDER the number. What was supposed to be little more than a tune-up for the Canadiens has turned into an outright war. After grabbing the first two games and three of the first four, it appeared that the Habs would be continuing their dominance in this rivalry. Two games later, we're all tied-up and going to Game 7. I expect that to result in a low-scoring affair. All three of yesterday's games were "elimination games" (for one team) and those three games averaged just 3 1/3 goals a piece. None produced more than five (2-0, 4-1, 3-0) and the UNDER was 2-0-1. Yes, the last two games in this series have been high-scoring. While that's given us some additional line value, lets not forget that all of the previous seven meetings between these teams produced five goals or less. Those games averaged just slightly over 3 1/2 goals per game, with scores of 3-0, 3-1, 3-1, 4-1, 3-2, 2-1 and 1-0. The Bruins saw the UNDER go 13-7-3 after scoring four or more goals this season. Despite the Game 6 result, they've also still seen the UNDER go 23-10-4 on the season when facing a team with a winning record. I expect those numbers to improve this evening. *Blue Chip

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