Friday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, April 2, 2010 in the NHL.
Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 11-4-4 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
11 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.7 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 2-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
All games played at NEW JERSEY since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 7-1-2 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.2 Units)
Games played at NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: New Jersey – View Matchup | Best Line: -125 SPORTSBETTING.com
Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
MONTREAL is 30-23 (+8.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996
MONTREAL is 27-24-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996
27 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+5.5 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-7 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 9-7-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)
All games played at PHILADELPHIA since 1996
MONTREAL is 16-9 (+11.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996
MONTREAL is 14-10-3 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996
13 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.3 Units)
Games played at PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Montreal – View Matchup | Best Line: +125 SPORTSBETTING.com
Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, 9:35PM E
All games in this series since 1996
CALGARY is 40-37 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996
COLORADO is 40-32-7 straight up against CALGARY since 1996
43 of 77 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 11-8 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 11-8-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
14 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.7 Units)
All games played at COLORADO since 1996
CALGARY is 20-18 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996
COLORADO is 21-14-4 straight up against CALGARY since 1996
19 of 39 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.2 Units, Under=-1.5 Units)
Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Colorado – View Matchup | Best Line: -135 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 4/2/10 3:00PM ET