Bet Jamaica Preview — Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers
November 10, 2008
The Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Oilers, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
The Oilers defeated New Jersey 2-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The three goal scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Ales Hemsky scored the game-winning goal and added an assist for Edmonton, while Sheldon Souray also scored in the win.
The Rangers lost their third game in four outings with a 3-1 loss to the Capitals at the Verizon Center Saturday night.
Washington won as a -123 home favorite while the final score played under the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Team records:
Edmonton: 7-6-1
New York: 11-5-1
Edmonton most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing New Jersey are 3-3-1
After a win are 5-5
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton’s last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
Edmonton is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Edmonton is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the NY Rangers last 8 games at home
NY Rangers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
NY Rangers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home
Next up:
Edmonton home to Toronto, Thursday, November 13
NY Rangers at New Jersey, Wednesday, November 12

