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 21, 2010 in the NHL.
All games in this series since 1996
OTTAWA is 10-6 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
OTTAWA is 8-6-2 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
11 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+8.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)
All games played at OTTAWA since 1996
ST LOUIS is 4-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 4-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.8 Units)
Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 1-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CAROLINA is 35-19-4 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
33 of 52 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+12.7 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 9-7-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.5 Units)
All games played at ATLANTA since 1996
CAROLINA is 17-10 (+6.6 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA since 1996
CAROLINA is 18-7-3 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
16 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+6.6 Units)
Games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 5-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, 9:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NASHVILLE is 20-19 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX since 1996
NASHVILLE is 20-18-2 straight up against PHOENIX since 1996
19 of 37 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-2.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 5-3-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)
All games played at PHOENIX since 1996
PHOENIX is 12-8 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996
PHOENIX is 12-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996
11 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.3 Units)
Games played at PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Posted: 1/21/10 3:00PM ET