Thursday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, January 7, 2010, 2009 in the NHL.
Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CHICAGO is 10-8 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
CHICAGO is 9-7-3 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
12 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+4.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
All games played at BOSTON since 1996
CHICAGO is 4-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
BOSTON is 4-3-2 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)
Games played at BOSTON over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 2-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Boston – View Matchup | Best Line: +115 SPORTSBETTING.com
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
FLORIDA is 24-23 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
FLORIDA is 23-22-4 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
25 of 44 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)
All games played at MONTREAL since 1996
FLORIDA is 11-12 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
MONTREAL is 11-10-3 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996
15 of 24 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.9 Units)
Games played at MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 2-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Montreal – View Matchup | Best Line: -145 SPORTSBETTING.com
Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, 9:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
EDMONTON is 23-11 (+8.1 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS since 1996
EDMONTON is 22-9-3 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
18 of 33 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 6-4 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 6-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)
All games played at EDMONTON since 1996
EDMONTON is 13-4 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS since 1996
EDMONTON is 13-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)
Games played at EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Edmonton – View Matchup | Best Line: -135 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 1/7/10 3:00PM ET