NHL Picks & Predictions for Thursday, January 21, 2010

Last Updated on January 21, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

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, January 21, 2010 in the NHL.

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St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

OTTAWA is 10-6 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996

OTTAWA is 8-6-2 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996

11 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+8.0 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

OTTAWA is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons 

OTTAWA is 2-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

All games played at OTTAWA since 1996

ST LOUIS is 4-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996

OTTAWA is 4-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996

6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.8 Units)

Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.

OTTAWA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons 

OTTAWA is 1-0-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Ottawa –
View Matchup | Best Line: -165 Brobury Sports

Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

CAROLINA is 35-19-4 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996

33 of 52 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+12.7 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

CAROLINA is 9-7-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons 

12 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.5 Units)

All games played at ATLANTA since 1996

CAROLINA is 17-10 (+6.6 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA since 1996

CAROLINA is 18-7-3 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996

16 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+6.6 Units)

Games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.

CAROLINA is 5-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons 

CAROLINA is 5-2-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Carolina –
View Matchup | Best Line: +135 Brobury Sports

Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, 9:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NASHVILLE is 20-19 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX since 1996

NASHVILLE is 20-18-2 straight up against PHOENIX since 1996

19 of 37 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-2.6 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

NASHVILLE is 5-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons 

NASHVILLE is 5-3-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

All games played at PHOENIX since 1996

PHOENIX is 12-8 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996

PHOENIX is 12-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996

11 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.3 Units)

Games played at PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons 

PHOENIX is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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)

NHL Free Pick:

Phoenix –
View Matchup | Best Line: -120 Brobury Sports

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Posted: 1/21/10 3:00PM ET