NHL Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Last Updated on December 22, 2009 3:13 pm by Anthony Rome

NHL Tuesday Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Monday, December 21, 2009 in the NHL.

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San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8PM ET

 All games in this series since 1996

SAN JOSE is 29-20 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996

SAN JOSE is 29-17-4 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

26 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+8.4 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

SAN JOSE is 6-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

SAN JOSE is 6-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

All games played at CHICAGO since 1996

SAN JOSE is 14-10 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996

SAN JOSE is 14-10-1 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

14 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+5.6 Units)

Games played at CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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: Chicago – View Matchup | Best Line: -155 SPORTSBETTING.com

Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche, 10PM ET

 All games in this series since 1996

ANAHEIM is 27-24 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996

COLORADO is 25-22-7 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996

26 of 48 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.5 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 7-1 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 7-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)

All games played at COLORADO since 1996

ANAHEIM is 14-12 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996

COLORADO is 13-10-4 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996

12 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 3-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons

2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Anaheim – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com

Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks, 10:30PM ET

 All games in this series since 1996

VANCOUVER is 25-16 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996

VANCOUVER is 25-15-2 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996

20 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

VANCOUVER is 6-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons

VANCOUVER is 6-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons

4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

All games played at VANCOUVER since 1996

VANCOUVER is 13-7 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996

VANCOUVER is 13-6-1 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996

10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)

Games played at VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 2-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons

VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE 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)

NHL Free Pick: Nashville – View Matchup | Best Line: +130 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 12/22/09 3:00PM ET