Saturday’s NHL Game Picks – March 31
Adam Mark
2018-03-31
Final week! In my Fantasy World I'm battling for third in both of my main pools. I'm down by 3 points in my Salary league and am up by 2 in my other playoff matchup. Saturday is going to have me glued to my phone for updates, here's hoping I've built up some luck with the Hockey Gods; here's hoping Sidney Crosby bats home another beauty or two =)
Picks-wise, I had a pretty mediocre week going 12-7, which wasn't good enough to push me to my goal of 63% for the year. Saturday once again has some pretty favoured matchups, and outside of a surprise upset from the Canucks or Sabres, things should be as we expect them to be. Overall, it's been a great season with some ups and downs, but it's definitely shown me that whatever system (or lack their of) that I have, it’s consistent year in and year out. I'll be analyzing a lot of things this off season to see if I can start making some incremental gains year over year, the data I've put together over the last 3 years of picks should aide in that quest, and I'm hoping to be closer to 66% sooner rather than later.
Outside of that, is there anything you guys would like more/less of out of this column? Let me know in the comments!
On to today's games:
Personal Record: 303-185 (62%)
Dobber Record: 87-51 (63%)
Florida @ Boston (1:00 PM EST)
Pick: Boston – Home Team Victory – H
Confidence Level: 4/5
Columbus @ Vancouver (4:00 PM EST)
Pick: Columbus – Visitor Team Victory – V
Confidence Level: 4/5
New York @ New Jersey (7:00 PM EST)
Pick: New Jersey – Home Team Victory – V
Confidence Level: 4.5/5
Montreal @ Pittsburgh (7:00 PM EST)
Pick: Pittsburgh – Visitor Team Victory – H
Confidence Level: 5/5
Buffalo @ Nashville (8:00 PM EST)
Pick: Nashville – Home Team Victory – H
Confidence Level: 5/5
St. Louis @ Arizona (9:00 PM EST)
Pick: St. Louis – Visitor Team Victory – V
Confidence Level: 3.5/5
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