EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY - JAN 2012

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[TR] [TD]Sport[/TD] [TD] Ice Hockey [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 150]Event[/TD] [TD] Vitkovice Steel - Sparta Prague [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 150]Selection[/TD] [TD] Sparta Prague (Money Line) [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 150]Strength[/TD] [TD] 10/10 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 150]Date[/TD] [TD] 31/01/2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bookmaker/Price[/TD] [TD] Sportingbet @ 2.00 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Reasoning[/TD] [TD] Very interesting match in the czech Tipsport Extraliga with the Sparta Prague heading to ?EZ Aréna to meet the Vitkovice Steel for the 4th time this season after winning the first three in a clear fashion (by at least 2 goals). Sparta is now leading the league with 92 points and in great form even though last round they snapped a 8-game winning streak with an overtime loss against the Kometa Brno at home, 4-5. Vitkovice remains a force in the league this season as well, now ranking 6th with 67 points, with their 4th win of their last 5 games at home in the previous round against Kladno, 4-3 after penalty shots on road. Just by looking at the stats you can clearly see that Sparta`s straight is really on road where they are best in the league, even though just with 2 points difference then what they gained at home, they are more successfull offensively and deffensively then at Tipsport Arena (Sparta home ice). Last season Vitkovice was winning all 4 encounters with Sparta but it looks like the team from Prague is trying to "retur de favor", now with 3 wins in the first 3 matches. I think at this point if there is a good "risk" to take in this meeting (counting the fact that Vitkovice are slight favorites), I think to pick Sparta Prague to win is a good one. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]