Thursday NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, November 18, 2009 in the NHL.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, 8:30PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DALLAS is 23-9 (+8.6 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS since 1996
DALLAS is 24-8-0 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
15 of 29 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-3.8 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
All games played at DALLAS since 1996
DALLAS is 11-5 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS since 1996
DALLAS is 12-4-0 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
Games played at DALLAS over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: DALLAS – View Matchup | Best Line: -140 SPORTSBETTING.com
Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, 8:00PM ET
PHOENIX is 32-27 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
PHOENIX is 30-27-3 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
26 of 55 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-4.5 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.4 Units)
All games played at ST LOUIS since 1996
PHOENIX is 16-13 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
PHOENIX is 15-13-2 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
13 of 27 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)
Games played at ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 3-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: PHOENIX – View Matchup | Best Line: +145 SPORTSBETTING.com
Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, 7:30PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
OTTAWA is 28-25-8 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
28 of 56 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.4 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-6-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)
All games played at OTTAWA since 1996
PITTSBURGH is 16-13 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 13-13-5 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
13 of 27 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.1 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)
Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)
NHL Free Pick: PITTSBURGH – View Matchup | Best Line: +105 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 11/19/09 3:00PM ET