BetCrimes1984
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San Jose currently has a 10 game streak of their fixtures having totaled 5 goals or less. To put this into context, the following stats (of completed streaks) are from the 05-06 season onwards (since the rule changes) -
- 99.07% of the streaks that reached 5 games in length have ended before reaching 14 games in length.
- 97.22% of the streaks that reached 5 games in length have ended before reaching 11 games in length.
- 80.00% of the streaks that reached 10 games in length have ended before reaching 14 games in length.
The numbers are in, and they say SJ's current streak has piss-all chance of going on for much longer.
Any thought I'd have of chasing San Jose's next 6+ goal result precludes the thought of chasing beyond a max. of 4 games. So how does SJ's current streak compare to those previous exceptional streaks which did manage to surpass the 13 game barrier (since SJ's streak surviving 4 games would make for a 14 game streak)?
- The 14+ game streak teams all won at least 60% of their first 14 games.
SJ has gone 4-6 SU during their current streak, so even if they won 4 straight games they could not match the winning percentage feats of the 3 teams here.
- The 14+ game streak teams all won at least 7 games in regulation during their first 14 games.
SJ has managed only 2 regulation wins during their current streak, so even if they won 4 straight in regulation they could not match the feats of the 3 teams here (indeed, they only have 2 regulation wins through their last 17 games).
- The 14+ game streak teams all managed at least 2 shutout wins during their first 14 games.
SJ has not only not managed any shutout wins during their current streak, but has managed only 1 shutout win this entire season to date. For them to match the feats of the 3 teams here, they'd need 2 shut out wins in their next 4 games.
- The 14+ streak teams conceded 17, 19 & 24 regulation goals after 14 games of their streaks.
SJ has conceded 22 regulation goals during their current 10 game streak, so could only concede 2 more goals over their next 4 games to match the *worst* defensive effort of the 3 teams here.
The comparisons could go on, but I think it's pretty clear by now that all the exceptional streaks have all been built upon good-to-excellent defensive form (which naturally bled into consistently positive SU results). SJ has nothing of the sort going on to threaten to achieve such a mark based on this angle. Basically their streak is built upon offensive futility on their part the nights their defense has sucked, and the nights their offense has been firing they've managed good defensive efforts. There's plenty of lengthy (7-10 game) streaks listed in the table above that were underpinned by such dynamics (unaccompanied by any consistent SU form), but they never last like the exceptional streaks because the inevitable truly terrible defensive night always comes sooner or later (conceding 4+ goals), and/or a poor defensive effort has inevitably coincided with the team putting in that poor effort not being willing to give up on said game, leading to their finding ways to score goals to remain in the contest (your typical NHL shootout). A quick look at San Jose's Over results this season immediately evidences the aforementioned dynamics: every Over result they've had has totaled at least 8 goals (not one 6 or 7 goal game to be found).
San Jose has also managed another rare feat, this time unique: since the new rules were introduced for the 05-06 season, the previous longest amount of games any particular team has needed to play before they registered their first 6 or 7 goal total was 16 (Calgary to start the 05-06 season). San Jose currently sits on having played 22 games this season without yet having played in one that's totaled 6 or 7 goals (since 05-06, this is only the 10th time a team has played at least 10 games to start a season without registering a 6/7 goal game).
What makes this chase situation for me are the coming opponents slated to meet San Jose...
Saint Louis (SJ at home then away)
- The Blues have the greatest Over bias of any Western team, and only Tampa Bay has matched their feat of paying out on the least number of Unders (6) through a team's first 23 games.
- Even with Halak back after nearly a month off, their coach is still playing musical chairs with 3 choices of goalie, and this lack of stability in net has led to their conceding at least 3 regulation goals in 12 of their last 17 games.
- They are 8-2-2 to Over vs opponents outside of their division.
- They have met SJ once previously this season, losing 1-2 at home. They've currently played 6 other teams at least twice this season: against every one they've managed at least one 5-goal (minimum) contest within 1 of those first 2 meetings.
Colorado (SJ away)
- Has conceded at least 2 regulation goals in 13 of their last 15 games.
- They meet SJ in Colorado, where they average 3.20 goals in regulation (vs averaging only 2.00 on the road). This is the right venue to bank on the Avs contributing towards a total.
- This season Colorado has averaged 4.66 regulation goals (3-0 SU) when meeting a team at home for the first time after having already previously played them on the road (they've already played SJ twice in SJ).
Small bet on SJ/STL O5.0 (1.87) to start.
5 goals or less game streaks
Streak length ... No. of streaks
5 games ........... 142
6 games ............ 84
7 games ............ 47
8 games ............ 22
9 games ............ 14
10 games .......... 5
11 games .......... 1
12 games .......... 5
13 games .......... 1
14 games .......... 2
15 games .......... 0
16 games .......... 1
5 games ........... 142
6 games ............ 84
7 games ............ 47
8 games ............ 22
9 games ............ 14
10 games .......... 5
11 games .......... 1
12 games .......... 5
13 games .......... 1
14 games .......... 2
15 games .......... 0
16 games .......... 1
From the above can be derived the following...
- 99.07% of the streaks that reached 5 games in length have ended before reaching 14 games in length.
- 97.22% of the streaks that reached 5 games in length have ended before reaching 11 games in length.
- 80.00% of the streaks that reached 10 games in length have ended before reaching 14 games in length.
The numbers are in, and they say SJ's current streak has piss-all chance of going on for much longer.
Any thought I'd have of chasing San Jose's next 6+ goal result precludes the thought of chasing beyond a max. of 4 games. So how does SJ's current streak compare to those previous exceptional streaks which did manage to surpass the 13 game barrier (since SJ's streak surviving 4 games would make for a 14 game streak)?
- The 14+ game streak teams all won at least 60% of their first 14 games.
SJ has gone 4-6 SU during their current streak, so even if they won 4 straight games they could not match the winning percentage feats of the 3 teams here.
- The 14+ game streak teams all won at least 7 games in regulation during their first 14 games.
SJ has managed only 2 regulation wins during their current streak, so even if they won 4 straight in regulation they could not match the feats of the 3 teams here (indeed, they only have 2 regulation wins through their last 17 games).
- The 14+ game streak teams all managed at least 2 shutout wins during their first 14 games.
SJ has not only not managed any shutout wins during their current streak, but has managed only 1 shutout win this entire season to date. For them to match the feats of the 3 teams here, they'd need 2 shut out wins in their next 4 games.
- The 14+ streak teams conceded 17, 19 & 24 regulation goals after 14 games of their streaks.
SJ has conceded 22 regulation goals during their current 10 game streak, so could only concede 2 more goals over their next 4 games to match the *worst* defensive effort of the 3 teams here.
The comparisons could go on, but I think it's pretty clear by now that all the exceptional streaks have all been built upon good-to-excellent defensive form (which naturally bled into consistently positive SU results). SJ has nothing of the sort going on to threaten to achieve such a mark based on this angle. Basically their streak is built upon offensive futility on their part the nights their defense has sucked, and the nights their offense has been firing they've managed good defensive efforts. There's plenty of lengthy (7-10 game) streaks listed in the table above that were underpinned by such dynamics (unaccompanied by any consistent SU form), but they never last like the exceptional streaks because the inevitable truly terrible defensive night always comes sooner or later (conceding 4+ goals), and/or a poor defensive effort has inevitably coincided with the team putting in that poor effort not being willing to give up on said game, leading to their finding ways to score goals to remain in the contest (your typical NHL shootout). A quick look at San Jose's Over results this season immediately evidences the aforementioned dynamics: every Over result they've had has totaled at least 8 goals (not one 6 or 7 goal game to be found).
San Jose has also managed another rare feat, this time unique: since the new rules were introduced for the 05-06 season, the previous longest amount of games any particular team has needed to play before they registered their first 6 or 7 goal total was 16 (Calgary to start the 05-06 season). San Jose currently sits on having played 22 games this season without yet having played in one that's totaled 6 or 7 goals (since 05-06, this is only the 10th time a team has played at least 10 games to start a season without registering a 6/7 goal game).
What makes this chase situation for me are the coming opponents slated to meet San Jose...
Saint Louis (SJ at home then away)
- The Blues have the greatest Over bias of any Western team, and only Tampa Bay has matched their feat of paying out on the least number of Unders (6) through a team's first 23 games.
- Even with Halak back after nearly a month off, their coach is still playing musical chairs with 3 choices of goalie, and this lack of stability in net has led to their conceding at least 3 regulation goals in 12 of their last 17 games.
- They are 8-2-2 to Over vs opponents outside of their division.
- They have met SJ once previously this season, losing 1-2 at home. They've currently played 6 other teams at least twice this season: against every one they've managed at least one 5-goal (minimum) contest within 1 of those first 2 meetings.
Colorado (SJ away)
- Has conceded at least 2 regulation goals in 13 of their last 15 games.
- They meet SJ in Colorado, where they average 3.20 goals in regulation (vs averaging only 2.00 on the road). This is the right venue to bank on the Avs contributing towards a total.
- This season Colorado has averaged 4.66 regulation goals (3-0 SU) when meeting a team at home for the first time after having already previously played them on the road (they've already played SJ twice in SJ).
Small bet on SJ/STL O5.0 (1.87) to start.
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