Saturday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the NHL.
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, 1:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BUFFALO is 49-35 (+6.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
BUFFALO is 47-34-4 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
45 of 79 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+6.7 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 11-10-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
14 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.3 Units)
All games played at BUFFALO since 1996
BUFFALO is 28-15 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
BUFFALO is 28-14-1 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
19 of 40 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-3.7 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
Games played at BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Buffalo – View Matchup | Best Line: -155 SPORTSBETTING.com
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
WASHINGTON is 28-23 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
WASHINGTON is 27-22-4 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
28 of 47 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+6.8 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-7 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-6-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)
All games played at WASHINGTON since 1996
WASHINGTON is 14-11-2 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
14 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.2 Units)
Games played at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Washington – View Matchup | Best Line: -350 SPORTSBETTING.com
Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, 10:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
LOS ANGELES is 27-27 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER since 1996
LOS ANGELES is 25-24-7 straight up against VANCOUVER since 1996
32 of 54 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+8.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 8-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)
All games played at VANCOUVER since 1996
VANCOUVER is 16-10-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
15 of 27 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.4 Units)
Games played at VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 5-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Vancouver – View Matchup | Best Line: -180 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 4/17/10 11:00AM ET