Monday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Monday, December 28, 2009 in the NHL.
Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, 7PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
ATLANTA is 19-19 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 21-14-3 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
15 of 29 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-2.8 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 7-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 7-3-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)
All games played at NEW JERSEY since 1996
ATLANTA is 12-7 (+9.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 9-9-1 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.6 Units)
Games played at NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 3-2 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Atlanta – View Matchup | Best Line: +160 SPORTSBETTING.com
Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, 7:30PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
OTTAWA is 42-31 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
OTTAWA is 40-29-5 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
34 of 68 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-3.8 Units, Under=-3.1 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 8-8-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
All games played at OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 23-13 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
OTTAWA is 24-12-1 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
19 of 37 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-2.7 Units)
Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Ottawa – View Matchup | Best Line: -145 SPORTSBETTING.com
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BOSTON is 31-18 (+8.4 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 33-11-6 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
23 of 46 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-3.4 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)
All games played at TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 14-9 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 14-9-1 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
12 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.5 Units)
Games played at TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Boston – View Matchup | Best Line: -125 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 12/28/09 3:00PM ET