NHL Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Last Updated on December 9, 2009 2:00 pm by drew

Wednesday’s NHL Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in the NHL.

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Washington Capitals at

Buffalo
Sabres, 7PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

BUFFALO is 29-23-3 straight up against

WASHINGTON
since 1996

28 of 50 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.0 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

BUFFALO is 5-4 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

BUFFALO is 5-4-0 straight up against

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

All games played at

BUFFALO
since 1996

WASHINGTON is 15-12 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus

BUFFALO
since 1996

WASHINGTON is 14-12-1 straight up against

BUFFALO
since 1996

13 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)

Games played at

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus

BUFFALO
over the last 3 seasons 

BUFFALO is 2-2-0 straight up against

WASHINGTON
over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Buffalo
View Matchup | Best Line: -105 SPORTSBETTING.com

Edmonton Oilers at

Tampa
Bay
Lightning, 7:30PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

EDMONTON is 11-5 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus

TAMPA
BAY
since 1996

EDMONTON is 10-5-1 straight up against

TAMPA
BAY
since 1996

7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

TAMPA
BAY is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus

EDMONTON
over the last 3 seasons 

TAMPA
BAY is 1-1-0 straight up against

EDMONTON
over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

All games played at

TAMPA
BAY
since 1996

EDMONTON is 6-2 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus

TAMPA
BAY
since 1996

EDMONTON is 5-2-1 straight up against

TAMPA
BAY
since 1996

4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.9 Units)

Games played at

TAMPA
BAY
over the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA
BAY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus

EDMONTON
over the last 3 seasons 

TAMPA
BAY is 1-0-0 straight up against

EDMONTON
over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Edmonton
View Matchup | Best Line: +105 SPORTSBETTING.com

Minnesota Wild at

Colorado
Avalanche, 9PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

MINNESOTA is 35-32 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus

COLORADO
since 1996

COLORADO is 35-29-3 straight up against

MINNESOTA
since 1996

27 of 54 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.3 Units, Under=-2.6 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

MINNESOTA is 14-9 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus

COLORADO
over the last 3 seasons 

MINNESOTA is 14-9-0 straight up against

COLORADO
over the last 3 seasons 

12 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.6 Units)

All games played at

COLORADO
since 1996

MINNESOTA is 17-17 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus

COLORADO
since 1996

COLORADO is 20-12-2 straight up against

MINNESOTA
since 1996

17 of 29 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.9 Units)

Games played at

COLORADO
over the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 5-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus

COLORADO
over the last 3 seasons 

COLORADO is 6-5-0 straight up against

MINNESOTA
over the last 3 seasons 

6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

NHL Free Pick:

Colorado
View Matchup | Best Line: -115 SPORTSBETTING.com

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Posted: 12/9/09 3:00PM ET