In sports handicapping, you often hear what’s the difference between an NHL trend and a NHL system trend? Here's a brief explanation.
NHL Trends:
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A trend is when “one” Hockey team is facing one or several past situation and you can use this data to analyze future performances.
Example: When MINNESOTA team played as a home team and coming off a 4 goal win; they are 1-4-0 against the spread (ATS), 2-3 straight up (SU) and the over/under is 0-5-0 (o/u/p).
NHL Hockey System Trend:
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A system trend is very similar, but it’s when “every hockey team” is in one or several past situations and you can use this data to analyze future performances.
Example: When ANY Hockey team played as a home team and coming off a 4 goal win; they are 227-207-13 against the spread (ATS), 237-164-46 straight up (SU) and the over/under is 185-216-46 (o/u/p).
When TAMPA BAY team played as a home team 3 games in 4 nights Vs Conference Opponent;