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, December 31, 2009 in the NHL.
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Montreal Canadiens at
Florida Panthers, 5:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
FLORIDA is 24-22 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus
MONTREAL since 1996
FLORIDA is 23-21-4 straight up against
MONTREAL since 1996
25 of 43 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus
FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-3-0 straight up against
FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
All games played at
FLORIDA since 1996
FLORIDA is 13-10 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus
MONTREAL since 1996
FLORIDA is 13-10-1 straight up against
MONTREAL since 1996
9 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
Games played at
FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus
FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1-0 straight up against
FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Montreal – View Matchup | Best Line: +110 SPORTSBETTING.com
San Jose Sharks at
Phoenix Coyotes, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
PHOENIX is 39-40 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus
SAN JOSE since 1996
SAN JOSE is 40-37-2 straight up against
PHOENIX since 1996
39 of 72 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.7 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 8-9 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus
SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 9-8-0 straight up against
PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)
All games played at
PHOENIX since 1996
SAN JOSE is 20-19-0 straight up against
PHOENIX since 1996
19 of 36 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.3 Units)
Games played at
PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 5-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus
SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 5-3-0 straight up against
SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Phoenix – View Matchup | Best Line: -110 SPORTSBETTING.com
Vancouver Canucks at
St. Louis Blues, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
ST LOUIS is 34-26 (+15.0 Units) against the spread versus
VANCOUVER since 1996
ST LOUIS is 32-26-3 straight up against
VANCOUVER since 1996
28 of 51 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-5 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus
ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-5-0 straight up against
ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
All games played at
ST LOUIS since 1996
ST LOUIS is 19-10 (+9.6 Units) against the spread versus
VANCOUVER since 1996
ST LOUIS is 19-10-1 straight up against
VANCOUVER since 1996
15 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.9 Units)
Games played at
ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus
ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against
ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
St. Louis – View Matchup | Best Line: +110 SPORTSBETTING.com
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Posted: 12/31/09 11:00AM ET