Carolina Hurricanes vs. Edmonton Oilers
Free Pick: Edmonton +120 odds
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For a number of different reasons I believe we’re getting excellent value on the home side in this situation as Edmonton looks to break out of its slump with a concerted effort in front of the home town crowd:

Even if the Hurricanes can duplicate last season’s run, it might not be enough to make the playoffs.

Their chances for consecutive postseason appearances for the first time since 2000-01 and 2001-02 took a big hit this season with a 5-17-5 start, which included a franchise-worst 0-10-4 skid.

It may be on a big run now, but the achilles heel of this team though has always been its play on the road; 6-19 its last 25 away from friendly confines.

On the other side of the ice: To say that Edmonton is struggling right now would be an understatement of massive proportions.

Edmonton is desperate and offers some real value in this situation as it moves to 9-8 (+2 units) when playing against a team with a losing record.

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