NHL Picks & Predictions for Saturday, December 12, 2009

Last Updated on December 12, 2009 11:00 am by drew

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, December 12, 2009 in the NHL.

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Washington Capitals at

Toronto
Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

WASHINGTON is 24-20 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus

TORONTO
since 1996

WASHINGTON is 21-20-4 straight up against

TORONTO
since 1996

21 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-3.3 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

TORONTO is 5-5 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

TORONTO is 5-5-0 straight up against

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)

All games played at

TORONTO
since 1996

WASHINGTON is 10-11 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus

TORONTO
since 1996

TORONTO is 11-9-2 straight up against

WASHINGTON
since 1996

10 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

Games played at

TORONTO
over the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Toronto
View Matchup | Best Line: +120 SPORTSBETTING.com


Buffalo
Sabres at N.Y. Rangers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996


BUFFALO
is 29-22 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS since 1996


BUFFALO
is 29-19-7 straight up against NY RANGERS since 1996

28 of 53 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.2 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

NY RANGERS is 6-3 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons 

NY RANGERS is 6-3-0 straight up against

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

All games played at NY RANGERS since 1996


BUFFALO
is 13-11 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS since 1996


BUFFALO
is 13-11-3 straight up against NY RANGERS since 1996

12 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

Games played at NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons.

NY RANGERS is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons 

NY RANGERS is 3-1-0 straight up against

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

NHL Free Pick: N.Y. Rangers – View Matchup | Best Line: -120 SPORTSBETTING.com

Detroit Red Wings at

Nashville
Predators, 8:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NASHVILLE is 33-42 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus

DETROIT
since 1996

DETROIT is 45-27-4 straight up against

NASHVILLE
since 1996

36 of 72 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-4.5 Units, Under=-2.8 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

NASHVILLE is 10-11 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

DETROIT is 11-10-0 straight up against

NASHVILLE
over the last 3 seasons 

10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

All games played at

NASHVILLE
since 1996

NASHVILLE is 20-17 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus

DETROIT
since 1996

NASHVILLE is 19-17-2 straight up against

DETROIT
since 1996

18 of 34 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.9 Units)

Games played at

NASHVILLE
over the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 7-4 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

NASHVILLE is 7-4-0 straight up against

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Nashville
View Matchup | Best Line: -140 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 12/12/09 11:00AM ET