The Cheat Sheet: February 8th, 2011

Gather around hockey fans and devoted gamblers, it’s time for our daily meeting before we go off and make some potentially regrettable decisions with our money. Today on the docket: 6 games, sorted into Gold picks, Silver Picks, Bronze Picks, and black lumps of coal.

Let’s see how today’s numbers break down, using the trusty database-recall system.

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Tuesday’s Sheet:

 

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– I’ve noticed that a lot of the picks here lately have been favorites, and it’s not exactly what I want to see, but it is worth noting that favorites have won 63% of all NHL games in the past 7 days.

– I was also kind of hoping that San Jose would be a highly-rated pick today. Apparently, not really though.

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Agree with the Gold pick? Disagree with it? See a betting line on the board that seems wrong? You know what to do (fill up the comment section).

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