Last Updated on May 2, 2010 11:00 am by drew
Sunday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions Sunday, May 2, 2010 in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, 2:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
MONTREAL is 33-28 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 30-26-7 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
31 of 56 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 8-5 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 8-5-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
All games played at PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 18-13 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 15-13-4 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
16 of 30 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.3 Units)
Games played at PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Montreal – View Matchup | Best Line: +250 SPORTSBETTING.com
Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 35-22 (+10.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 36-20-3 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
27 of 52 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-5 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-5-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)
All games played at SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 14-14 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
SAN JOSE is 14-14-2 straight up against DETROIT since 1996
18 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+10.0 Units)
Games played at SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.3 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Detroit – View Matchup | Best Line: +115 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 5/2/10 11:00AM ET