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NHL · 2026-27 betting profile

Washington Capitals

4-3 straight up · 3-4 ATS · 4-3 over-under

Next gameSat Oct 17, 1 PMNHL Network
vsNew Jersey Devils
SpreadWashington -1.5
Total6.5
Moneyline-125
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-443%Small sample+0.1
Home2-250%Small sample-0.8
Road1-233%Small sample+1.2
Favorite2-250%Small sample-0.8
Underdog1-233%Small sample+1.2
Non-conference3-443%Small sample+0.1
Last 52-340%Small sample-0.7

7 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-357%Small sample+0.2
Home3-175%Small sample+1
Road1-233%Small sample-0.8
Non-conference4-357%Small sample+0.2
Last 53-260%Small sample+0.7

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 14vs MontrealW 5-4-1.5L -0.56.5O +2.5
Oct 13at CarolinaL 2-4+1.5L -0.56.5U -0.5
Oct 11vs SeattleL 3-5-1.5L -3.56.5O +1.5
Oct 9vs New YorkW 3-1-1.5W +0.55.5U -1.5
Oct 7vs PittsburghW 5-3-1.5W +0.56.5O +1.5
Oct 3at Tampa BayL 1-3+1.5L -0.56.5U -2.5
Oct 2at CarolinaW 5-2+1.5W +4.56.5O +0.5

Close is Washington's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
2026-274-33-443%Small sample4-357%+0.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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