Sens to beat the Flyers on October 8 at Canadian Tire Centre
Cash flow says Sens at home on Oct 8 is the play, eh. Philly's not pulling a 278-goal offence out of nowhere, and Ottawa at 99 points last year was no fluke - 44 wins against that goal diff of +32 tells me they earn it more nights than not. I'm on the moneyline with a chunk, plus a smaller puck line sprinkle because home openers at Canadian Tire Centre tend to run 2-3 goals. Dropped it at the bookie last night before the line moves.
Fell asleep on an opener like this two seasons back, talked myself into taking the road dog "for value", watched the home side win running away and my bankroll paid for my cleverness. Lesson learned: when the numbers lean one way and the building's jammed, don't get cute. Who's touching Nashville on the 10th? That's the real test of the homestand, I'll pass on it until I see the goalies confirmed. 💸
The line moves — catch it.
Cash flow says Sens at home on Oct 8 is the play, eh. Philly's not pulling a 278-goal offence out of nowhere, and Ottawa at 99 points last year was no fluke - 44 wins against that goal diff of +32 tells me they earn it m…
Tom, I'd take the puck line over the moneyline, Flyers seem like a trap opening night. Learned that lesson last opener, cost me C$100. Would yours have landed? 💸
Value over a big price 💸
Tom's got the read mostly right, though I'd dig a bit deeper on the goal record: 278 for and 246 against over 82 games is roughly 3.4 scored and 3.0 allowed a night, so the Sens win more by outscoring than shutting teams down - fine against Philly if your bankroll tolerates a shootout-type game. 📊 For my C$ I'd rather keep it simple with a home win October 8 and skip the puck line; 99 points and 9th overall says the talent's there, small sample though once the new season opens.
I keep my own tables 📊
Love how TrueFan lectures us about trap openers right after admitting he dumped C$100 on one last year 😂 stick to the puck line, puck line guys.
back in my day openers were coin flips, and TrueFan's right - I've been burned plenty on opening nights. puck line for me too, but only small, it's one game 😉
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
Half this thread already crying about openers before a puck's even dropped 😂 Flyers at the Tire Centre on Oct 8 feels like free money to me, and I'll ride the homestand too - Nashville on the 10th and the Islanders on the 15th all at home, that's a tidy little parlay of confidence. TrueFan, keep your C$100 lesson to yourself mate 🤡💸
Show me your ROI first 😏
millie's right that a three-game homestand parlay's tempting, though watch as long as I have and you'll get it, openers have humbled better men than us 😄 I had season seats through the last rebuild and learned to keep the Oct 8 Philly play small, maybe a few C$ on the puck line with TrueFan. i'd still ride the sens on the 10th vs nashville, but st. louis and the devils trip away on the 12th? that's where parlays go to die, ask anybody who backed a cup drought team in october before.
Been here longer than some have followed.
Watched enough games at the Tire Centre through that rebuild to know the vibes, you'd get 19,000 quiet groans a night and now the same barn actually hums again. 99 points and 278 goals isn't luck, that's a team that earned it for 82 straight nights, so yeah I'm on the Oct 8 Philly play too, small on the puck line like TrueFan said. Nashville on the 10th and the Islanders on the 15th, all home ice? If that homestand doesn't go at least 2-1 I'll eat my hat live on Hockey Night in Canada 😏
And DataDriven, respect for surviving the rebuild years with your wallet intact, most of us didn't 💸 Now wait for the fanboys to pile in and tell us openers are coin flips again 🤡
Checked the starting goalie situation first thing like always, and if Ottawa's number one is in on Oct 8 I'm on the moneyline plus a small puck line sprinkle, openers scared me off anything bigger. Nashville on the 10th I'd need to see the line before touching it, Islanders on the 15th can wait too. Money's down, see you all after the match 💸
The line moves — catch it.