The set-up: Edmonton split a pair of games in Toronto last week. The Leafs enter off a two-straight wins in Calgary and I think they'll have a predictable letdown here. If we just went by every team's early season averages, then it would be easy to pick winners every single night. But that's not what sports gambling is about at all. It's about emotion, and momentum, and scheduling, and revenge and many other factors on top of those stats.

The pick: Edmonton is the much hungrier team here. It's also 7-2 in its last nine after allowing six or more goals in a two goals or greater road loss in its previous outing (fell 6-4 in Winnipeg). Great value on the Oilers!

The is an 8* SLAP-SHOT on the Edmonton Oilers.