NHL Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Last Updated on January 5, 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 for Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 2009 in the NHL.

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Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

TORONTO is 25-18 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA since 1996

TORONTO is 24-14-6 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996

19 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.1 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

FLORIDA is 5-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons 

FLORIDA is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

All games played at TORONTO since 1996

TORONTO is 12-7-2 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996

9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.8 Units)

Games played at TORONTO over the last 3 seasons.

FLORIDA is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons 

FLORIDA is 3-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Toronto – View Matchup | Best Line: -135 SPORTSBETTING.com

Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, 7:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

BOSTON is 36-37 (+9.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996

OTTAWA is 35-35-6 straight up against BOSTON since 1996

35 of 72 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-5.8 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 12-5 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons 

BOSTON is 12-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons 

11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.5 Units)

All games played at OTTAWA since 1996

BOSTON is 16-20 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996

OTTAWA is 21-16-1 straight up against BOSTON since 1996

21 of 35 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.4 Units)

Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 6-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons 

BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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

Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, 8:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NASHVILLE is 23-19 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY since 1996

NASHVILLE is 21-18-4 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

22 of 39 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.8 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

CALGARY is 7-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons 

CALGARY is 7-3-0 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=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

All games played at NASHVILLE since 1996

NASHVILLE is 13-9 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY since 1996

NASHVILLE is 13-8-1 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.7 Units)

Games played at NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons.

CALGARY is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons 

CALGARY is 4-1-0 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: Calgary – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 1/5/10 3:00PM ET