Firstly, if you’re fundamentally opposed to chase systems, then this isn’t for you. Please move along and good luck this playoff season. 

This system has produced a profit every year the past six years.  Even last year only going 4-2.  In the past six playoff seasons, when a series has been tied 2-2, the game 5 winner has gone 29-4 winning the series.  The four losers:

·         2004 Flames, lost games 6 & 7 in the Stanley Cup final to the Bolts (Sutter choke job)

·         2006 Flames, lost games 6 & 7 in round 1 to the Ducks (Sutter choke job, part II)

·         2009 Devils, lost games 6 & 7 in round 1 to the Hurricanes (Marty gave up the tying and winning goals in the last 2 minutes of game 7)

·         2009 Wings, lost games 6 & 7 in the Stanley Cup Final to the Pens (still can’t figure that one out)

I figure this record is so unbalanced because game 5 is THE most important game in a series.  The team down 3-2 has zero margin for error in game 6, comes out tight and gets away from the strategy that got them there in the first place.  Plus, the game 5 winner is usually the series favorite, which cannot be discounted.

OK, so this is pretty simple.  In game 6, bet the game 5 winner on the money line.  If they lose, chase the same team in game 7 – another ML bet for one unit plus enough to win back your game 6 losing bet. 

So, who are the candidates so far in 2010?  Sharks, Canucks and Red Wings with the Chicago/Nashville game 5 winner to come. 

Saturday Pick

San Jose -180, 1.8 units to win 1 unit.

GL all.