Last Updated on March 19, 2010 3:00 pm by Anthony Rome
Friday NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, March 19, 2010 in the NHL.
Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
MINNESOTA is 18-15-1 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
18 of 30 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-3 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
All games played at COLUMBUS since 1996
COLUMBUS is 11-5 (+5.9 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA since 1996
COLUMBUS is 11-4-1 straight up against MINNESOTA since 1996
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.8 Units)
Games played at COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Columbus – View Matchup | Best Line: -150 Sportsbook.com
San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames, 9:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CALGARY is 30-33 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
SAN JOSE is 31-28-7 straight up against CALGARY since 1996
33 of 57 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+8.1 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 9-8 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 9-8-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)
All games played at CALGARY since 1996
CALGARY is 17-14 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
CALGARY is 16-12-4 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
13 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)
Games played at CALGARY over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: San Jose – View Matchup | Best Line: +105 Sportsbook.com
Detroit Red Wings vs. Edmonton Oilers, 9:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
EDMONTON is 28-27 (+12.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT since 1996
DETROIT is 27-22-7 straight up against EDMONTON since 1996
30 of 54 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+4.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-4-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)
All games played at EDMONTON since 1996
EDMONTON is 17-10 (+9.9 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT since 1996
EDMONTON is 13-9-6 straight up against DETROIT since 1996
15 of 27 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.9 Units)
Games played at EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Detroit – View Matchup | Best Line: -245 Sportsbook.com
Posted: 3/19/10 3:00PM ET