The Cheat Sheet: March 9th, 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: 7 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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Wednesday’s Sheet:

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– Here’s a quick breakdown of the logic behind today’s picks:

– Detroit has just spent about 10 days on the road, so they’re kind of ripe for the picking.

– Dallas has had all kinds of trouble against Calgary this season, averaging just 20 SOG per game in 3 meetings.

– Despite what happened in Florida last night, Chicago still appears to be a more complete team than Tampa Bay at the moment.

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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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