NHL Picks & Predictions for Saturday, January 9, 2010

Last Updated on January 9, 2010 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, January 9, 2010 in the NHL.

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New Jersey Devils at

Montreal
Canadiens, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 38-14 (+20.8 Units) against the spread versus

MONTREAL
since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 38-11-5 straight up against

MONTREAL
since 1996

31 of 50 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+10.2 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus

MONTREAL
over the last 3 seasons 

NEW JERSEY is 6-3-0 straight up against

MONTREAL
over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)

All games played at

MONTREAL
since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 15-10 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus

MONTREAL
since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 15-9-2 straight up against

MONTREAL
since 1996

18 of 25 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+10.1 Units)

Games played at

MONTREAL
over the last 3 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus

MONTREAL
over the last 3 seasons 


MONTREAL
is 2-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

New Jersey
View Matchup | Best Line: -130 SPORTSBETTING.com

Pittsburgh Penguins at

Toronto
Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

TORONTO is 28-21 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus

PITTSBURGH
since 1996

TORONTO is 28-23-0 straight up against

PITTSBURGH
since 1996

26 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+6.4 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

TORONTO is 6-4 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons 

TORONTO is 6-4-0 straight up against

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons 

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

All games played at

TORONTO
since 1996

TORONTO is 14-11-0 straight up against

PITTSBURGH
since 1996

13 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.6 Units)

Games played at

TORONTO
over the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus

PITTSBURGH
over the last 3 seasons 

TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against

PITTSBURGH
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:

Toronto
View Matchup | Best Line: +125 SPORTSBETTING.com

St. Louis Blues at

Los Angeles
Kings, 10:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996


ST LOUIS
is 33-18 (+11.9 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996


ST LOUIS
is 33-16-5 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996

23 of 48 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-4.9 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

LOS ANGELES is 5-5-0 straight up against

ST LOUIS
over the last 3 seasons 

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

All games played at LOS ANGELES since 1996


ST LOUIS
is 15-10 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996


ST LOUIS
is 15-9-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996

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

Games played at LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus

ST LOUIS
over the last 3 seasons 

LOS ANGELES is 3-2-0 straight up against

ST LOUIS
over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.2 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

St. Louis
View Matchup | Best Line: +135 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 1/9/10 11:00AM ET