Sticks & Stacks

It's hockey picks to start off your week as host Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) is joined by Nate Lundy (@natelundy) to discuss tonight's relatively light slate of games. With very heavy favorites in three of the five games on the schedule, Shawn and Nate focus on two contests that should be more competitive. But, the expected tight battles means the guys are focused on the totals in each game. First up, the Red Wings will try to cool off the Ducks who have won 4 of their last 5 games. Then the Blackhawks will host Vancouver in what should be a goaltending battle in Chicago. Plus, Shawn and Nate also give a couple of player props to consider and a simple way to bet those three heavy favorites.

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) are in a slump – it’s just that simple. Of course, in the betting world, these things happen, so Nate and Shawn look to three games on Friday that might get them back in the saddle again. In the "Big Apple," the 28-12-4 New York Rangers are rare home underdogs on the money line, and our hosts look to pounce with player props on scorers like Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad, wile the visiting Minnesota Wild’s Karl Kaprizov looks to stay hot on the road trip. The Colorado Avalanche travels to Chicago for a road rematch of their 2-0 home win over the Blackhawks earlier this week, but the Avs won’t have Hart candidate Nathan MacKinnon, who suffered a broken nose against Boston on Wednesday. The Avalanche still have plenty of firepower, but Shawn and Nate scrutinize an interesting over/under in Chi-town. Finally, the aforementioned Bruins head to the Arizona desert to face a Coyotes team that’s already playing out the string in January. Brad Marchand and his Bruins are favored, of course, but the pesky Coyotes still pack a puncher’s chance with point-getters like Clayton Keller and Phil Kessel. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look at a Wednesday slate that’s light on games but heavy on action, including back-to-back, nationally broadcast matchups. First, the Capitols host the visiting San Jose Sharks in Washington for what’s expected to be a close game between two teams with similar records. At home, the Caps are hot – should you pay the juice, or look for value in player props for elites like Alex Ovechkin? Next, Nate and Shawn look at the first half of a TNT doubleheader; a gritty Original Six rivalry game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings in Motown. This could be a low-scoring affair, but players like Alex DeBrincat and Tyler Bertuzzi could still make their marks on the scoresheet. Finally, they head to Colorado for the TNT nightcap, where the Avalanche look to extend their extraordinary home winning streak to 18 games. The visiting Boston Bruins and David Pastrnak may have something to say about that, however, while Nate finds a couple of special bets for "Pasta" and high-scoring Avs winger Mikko Rantanen. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

The expansion Seattle Kraken have won two straight and look to make it three in a row against the visiting St. Louis Blues. Host Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) looks at that game, and two others, on a hockey-filled Friday. Even though the Kraken are streaking (when you’re an expansion team, two wins in a row constitutes a streak!), goaltender Philip Grubauer may not be in net on the second night of a back-to-back, and that would make things even better for the already-favorited Blues. Shawn maneuvers around that to discover ways to get into plus money without having to count on the Kraken to stay hot. The Florida Panthers walloped Edmonton 6-0 on Thursday, backstopped by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky’s 40-save shutout. Even on the second night of a back-to-back, Shawn’s happy to pick the Panthers against a mediocre Vancouver Canucks team that’s struggled to find its footing this season, but he’d like to find a way to avoid the juice. Finally, two teams going in opposite directions can make it difficult to find value, but looking at Tampa Bay’s visit to Anaheim, there’s still a way to go with the league-best Lightning (and their four-game winning streak) despite being heavy favorites against the slumping Ducks, looking not-so-mighty on a four-game skid. Take a quick trip with Shawn around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

Flying solo on this podcast, hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) breaks down a quartet of NHL games, starting with Winnipeg and Nashville. The Jets have been managing a challenging schedule due to a number of postponements that have resulted in uneven play, and they’ll get no sympathy from the Predators, who are 0-3-1 in their last four and hungry for a home win. Goal scorers abound in Florida’s game against Edmonton, where the Panthers’ Jonathan Huberdeau faces off against the Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl, who’s been playing without lineman Connor McDavid due to to COVID-19 protocols. Despite their standing as the second-place team in the entire NHL, the Panthers have been wobbly on the road (5-5-5). The Oilers, however, would love to have the oddly symmetrical record – they’ve only won two of their last 13 games and could be sinking fast, despite their talent. Even the second night of a back-to-back may not slow down the red-hot Colorado Avalanche, who haven’t lost in regulation since the league ended its holiday hiatus; the Avs are 9-0-1 in that span and coming off a shutout of the Anaheim Ducks last night. The L.A. Kings are solid enough at home (13-9-2), but they’ve lost their last two games and allowed a half-dozen goals in each – not a good formula with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen and breakout 31-year-old Nazem Kadri coming to town. Various shades of teal meet up in Seattle, where the expansion Kraken find themselves a near pick’em game with the visiting San Jose Sharks. The Kraken are 1-8-1 in their last 10 games… but that one was a shutout on Monday. Can the Kraken surprise again? Take a quick trip with Shawn around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) drop the puck on 2022 with a look at the defending Cup champs, as the Tampa Bay Lightning take a three-game skid into Columbus, where the Blue Jackets have one of the league’s best road records. With both their goaltenders previously out due to health and safety protocols, can the Lightning get enough in net to end the streak? Over in Chicago, division rivals clash as the Blackhawks host the Colorado Avalanche, now finally healthy after their 16-day layoff. The Avs’ offense is fearsome, but their goaltending has been equally suspect; can Patrick Kane and Co. take advantage? Finally, we visit Anaheim, where the Philadelphia Flyers venture west to take on the Ducks. Philly’s a .500 team with a lot of variability, and the Ducks’ record is inflated by their strong showings at home; Nate explains a few different ways to find value in difficult-to-predict games like this one. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

It's a light slate in the NHL tonight so on today's episode, Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look for ways to maximize the profit opportunities. The Capitals will be in Chicago to face the Blackhawks, the Rangers are on a back-to-back as they battle the Coyotes and the Kraken, fresh off an upset win last night against the Sharks, will take on the Ducks. From player props to totals and parlays, the guys give you several ways to bet tonight's action on the ice.

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look at three games on a sparse Friday slate in the NHL, and the duo talk about multiple ways to win when betting favorites. Nate explains the "three-way" or "60 minute" line during breakdowns of the Devils-Jets, Golden Knights-Coyotes and Oilers-Kraken games; the latter two with heavy favorites for good reasons. While first looking at schedules to see which teams are in the second night of a back-to-back, they find that the Devils may be in for a tougher matchup in Winnipeg than their respective records might indicate. While Vegas has underachieved in the season’s early going, they’re more than a match for poor Arizona – but recent play by both teams may indicate a tougher contest to predict. Finally, though both of them prefer powerhouse Edmonton and twin superstars Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, Shawn’s swinging big at a parlay that counts on the high-scoring pair to stay hot in Seattle. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"

With temperatures in the 60s in Colorado, hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) are glad to know that the Avalanche are in Toronto tonight where it *might* actually feel more like winter. The Avs will have Nathan MacKinnon return to the lineup, but Nate says that doesn't necessarily mean more scoring between these two NHL heavyweights. In fact, on today's show the over/under totals are all Nate is focused on as he and Shawn discuss that game along with the Kraken and Red Wings and Golden Knights and Ducks. Please be sure to subscribe, rate and review the latest "Sticks & Stacks" and good luck tonight!

Hosts Shawn Drotar (@sdrotar) and Nate Lundy (@natelundy) look at a Tuesday slate in which only one team playing has a losing record, making for what should be an entertaining night of hockey. Starting out East, the Philadelphia Flyers head to Tampa Bay to take on the champs, and while the Flyers’ 19 points on the season is tied for second-to-last place in the Metropolitan division, in the Lightning’s Atlantic, they’d be in fourth – directly behind Tampa. With Brayden Point (upper-body injury) out, the Lightning’s offensive punch takes a hit; will it be enough for the Flyers to pull off an upset on the road? Over in Dallas, the Stars see the ice tilting away from them as the potent Edmonton Oilers skate into town behind Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid – the NHL’s top two scorers – so our hosts conjure up a couple different strategies to make the most of it. Finally, in Calgary, "Johnny Hockey" Gaudreau is back; now fifth in the NHL in scoring, he leads the Western Conference-leading Flames as they prepare for a visit from the disappointing Chicago Blackhawks. At 6-10-2, the Blackhawks are one of the West’s worst, and Calgary’s so heavily favored that Nate comes up with a novel way to pick the Flames without having to pay the juice tax. Take a quick trip with Shawn and Nate around the hockey betting and DFS world with "Sticks & Stacks!"