NHL Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Last Updated on May 4, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Tuesday’s NHL Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in the NHL.

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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

MONTREAL is 34-28 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996

MONTREAL is 31-26-7 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996

31 of 57 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.8 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 8-6-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons

7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

All games played at MONTREAL since 1996

PITTSBURGH is 15-15 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996

MONTREAL is 15-13-3 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996

17 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+6.7 Units)

Games played at MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 4-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Pittsburgh – View Matchup | Best Line: -160 SPORTSBETTING.com

San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

DETROIT is 35-23 (+9.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996

DETROIT is 36-21-3 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996

28 of 53 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.3 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT is 8-6 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT is 8-6-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons

9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)

All games played at DETROIT since 1996

DETROIT is 21-8 (+10.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996

DETROIT is 22-6-1 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996

17 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+7.0 Units)

Games played at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons

DETROIT is 4-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Detroit – View Matchup | Best Line: -165 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 5/4/10 3:00PM ET