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Posted at 10:30 AM EST.

7:10 PM EST. Although we have the Senators in the series, it’s not going to deter us from betting the individual games. Every single player and coach in every sport read the articles on the internet and also listen to what the different experts are predicting or discussing before, after and between periods. They watch the highlights, they read Twitter and they know exactly what the general consensus is. A long time player and now a coach was asked what is the difference between today’s players and the player’s he played with. His answer was that when he played, the guys would go out for a bite and a couple of beers after the game and now they go back their hotel rooms and tweet all night. We mention this because Ottawa’s Coach, Guy Boucher started out his press conference saying, “Nobody gives us a chance. We’re not supposed to be winning. Vegas has us at 10-1 while New York is a contender every year. Everybody seems to think that they’re going to roll all over us so I guess they’re a pretty good team.”

The point Boucher was trying to get across is that his team loves the role of the underdog. Every player on that Ottawa bench knows exactly what the media is suggesting. It is extremely motivating to go out and prove (almost) everyone wrong. These Senators are playing with a chip on their shoulder and frankly, we can’t get behind them fast enough. Go to ESPN or CBS Sports and check out their “expert” predictions for this series. Of the 10 “experts” at ESPN, nine of them picked the Rangers. That 90% rate represents the general public, which we’re suggesting is way off in this series. Ottawa is every bit the Rangers equal and then some. In every aspect of the game, we don’t see where the Rags have an edge (see our series write-up). The Sens have the best player on the ice in this series, they have as much depth, they’re more physically imposing and they also have a significant edge in puck possession numbers. Thus, when we can grab the Senators at a bargain we’re going to do so and the fact that New York is favored in Game 1 in Ottawa is incorrect.

NOTE: Just like yesterday, we're interested to see where they line settles later today and we'll make a decision then on whether or not to pull the trigger. We're anticipating money coming in on the Rags, thus, we;re likely going to get a better number. If money comes in on the Sens. we can choose to lay off and ride our Series bets. WE'LL UPDATE around dinner time. 

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