This is a 10* WESTERN-CONFERENCE TOTAL OF THE YEAR on the OVER Coyotes/Ducks.

If we add up these teams offensive and defensive seasonal averages, the UNDER would be the correct call here.

But the situation for us points to a more wide-open and faster-paced game than these teams normally engage in and it's one which we see blasting past the posted number sooner, rather than later.

The Coyotes are ultra desperate here to break a five-game losing streak. Most recently they lost 3-2 here in OT two nights ago.

Note that Arizona has seen the total go OVER in eight of its last 11 after playing to five or more straight UNDERS and in seven of its last ten in trying to revenge an OT road loss vs. an opponent.

The Ducks finally broke a four-game slide with the win over the Coyotes, as previous to that they lost 8-4 in Colorado.

Anaheim has seen the total go OVER in 14 of its last 21 home games after an OT home victory in its last outing and we look for this strong 67% trend to continue here.

This number is low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP