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, April 1, 2010 in the NHL.
Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BUFFALO is 49-24 (+19.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO since 1996
BUFFALO is 45-24-6 straight up against TORONTO since 1996
36 of 69 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-6.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 15-4 (+8.9 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 15-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
12 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.5 Units)
All games played at TORONTO since 1996
BUFFALO is 22-14 (+9.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO since 1996
BUFFALO is 19-15-3 straight up against TORONTO since 1996
18 of 33 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.6 Units)
Games played at TORONTO over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-1 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Buffalo – View Matchup | Best Line: -110 SPORTSBETTING.com
Philadelphia Flyers at N.Y. Islanders, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
PHILADELPHIA is 44-31 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
PHILADELPHIA is 45-25-6 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
44 of 70 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+16.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 18-1 (+16.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 18-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
12 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.5 Units)
All games played at NY ISLANDERS since 1996
PHILADELPHIA is 22-15 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
PHILADELPHIA is 22-13-3 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
19 of 33 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.1 Units)
Games played at NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Philadelphia – View Matchup | Best Line: -125 SPORTSBETTING.com
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NASHVILLE is 36-30 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
NASHVILLE is 33-30-4 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
41 of 62 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+17.8 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 10-8 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 10-8-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)
All games played at NASHVILLE since 1996
NASHVILLE is 18-14 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
NASHVILLE is 17-13-3 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
23 of 30 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+15.1 Units)
Games played at NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 4-4 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 4-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Nashville – View Matchup | Best Line: -130 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 4/1/10 3:00PM ET