Last Updated on April 29, 2010 3:00 pm by Anthony Rome
Thursday NHL Pick
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the NHL.
Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks, 9:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 35-21 (+11.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 36-19-3 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
26 of 51 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-4.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-4 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)
All games played at SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 14-13 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 14-13-2 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
17 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+9.0 Units)
Games played at SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-2 (+3.3 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
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 8-13 ATS (-9.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
SAN JOSE is 31-14 ATS (+6.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 11-4 ATS (+15.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 56-42 ATS (-17.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 12-15 ATS (-15.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 8-4 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: San Jose – View Matchup | Best Line: -140 Sportsbook.com
Posted: 4/29/10 3:00PM ET