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NHL Oilers vs. Canucks Picks & Predictions for Sunday, January 20, 2013
By Anthony Rome 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (The Spread) - Will the Canucks rebound from their ugly opening night loss to the Ducks when they host the Oilers at 9:00PM ET on Sunday?

ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Canucks are -160 on the money line while the Oilers are +130. The total, meanwhile is currently sitting at 5.5 goals.

LINE MOVEMENT: The Canucks opened as -169 money line favorites but the line has dropped to -160, while the total has stayed steady at 5.5.

PUBLIC BETTING: Of the wagers that have currently been placed on this game, 52% of bettors favor the Canucks. This information is subject to change, however, so click on the link provided for the most updated public betting stats.

NHL FREE PICK: Take Vancouver. According to latest NHL trends, the home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams, while the Oilers are 1-8 in their last nine trips to Vancouver and 0-4 in their last four games versus the Canucks overall. Vancouver allowed a goal all three times it was short-handed last night versus the Ducks, but look for the Canucks to play much better tonight. Vancouver was 7-4-0 in its last second night of back-to-back games last season and look for the trend of the Canucks playing well on consecutive nights to continue.

SUNDAY NHL FREE PICK: VANCOUVER CANUCKS -160

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