NHL Picks & Predictions for Saturday, March 20, 2010

Last Updated on March 20, 2010 11:00 am by Anthony Rome

Saturday NHL Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the NHL.

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Ottawa Senators vs. Dallas Stars, 2:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

DALLAS is 8-8-0 straight up against OTTAWA since 1996

7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

OTTAWA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons

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

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

All games played at DALLAS since 1996

OTTAWA is 4-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS since 1996

DALLAS is 4-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA since 1996

6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+4.0 Units)

Games played at DALLAS over the last 3 seasons.

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

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

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Dallas – View Matchup | Best Line: -120 SPORTSBETTING.com

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Atlanta Thrashers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 28-9 (+18.9 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 29-6-3 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996

17 of 35 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.9 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 8-2 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 8-2-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

All games played at ATLANTA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 15-4 (+13.6 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 15-3-1 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996

11 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.4 Units)

Games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

PHILADELPHIA is 4-1-0 straight up against ATLANTA 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: Atlanta – View Matchup | Best Line: +110 SPORTSBETTING.com

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

BUFFALO is 30-20 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA since 1996

BUFFALO is 29-18-4 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996

28 of 48 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.4 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

BUFFALO is 7-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons

BUFFALO is 7-3-0 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=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

All games played at FLORIDA since 1996

BUFFALO is 14-11 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA since 1996

BUFFALO is 13-11-1 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996

11 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.7 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

Games played at FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons.

BUFFALO is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons

BUFFALO is 4-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons

3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Florida – View Matchup | Best Line: +120 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 3/20/10 11:00AM ET