NHL Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Last Updated on March 17, 2010 3:00 pm by Anthony Rome

Wednesday NHL Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in the NHL.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 53-32 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 54-31-1 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996

41 of 75 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.5 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

NEW JERSEY is 12-7 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons

NEW JERSEY is 12-7-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons

12 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.6 Units)

All games played at NEW JERSEY since 1996

PITTSBURGH is 20-23 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 24-19-1 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996

19 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)

Games played at NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 4-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons

NEW JERSEY is 5-4-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons

6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

NHL Free Pick: New Jersey – View Matchup | Best Line: -140 SBGGLOBAL.com

Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanche, 9:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

COLORADO is 40-31-7 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

42 of 76 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.5 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

COLORADO is 11-7 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

COLORADO is 11-7-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

13 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.6 Units)

All games played at COLORADO since 1996

CALGARY is 19-18 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996

COLORADO is 21-13-4 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

19 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-2.6 Units)

Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 6-2 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

COLORADO is 6-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Colorado – View Matchup | Best Line: -115 SBGGLOBAL.com

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks, 10:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

ANAHEIM is 35-16 (+19.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996

ANAHEIM is 33-15-4 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

26 of 48 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.0 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 6-5 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 6-5-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

All games played at ANAHEIM since 1996

ANAHEIM is 19-6 (+10.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996

ANAHEIM is 18-4-3 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

14 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.3 Units)

Games played at ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

ANAHEIM is 4-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Anaheim – View Matchup | Best Line: +125 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 3/17/10 3:00PM ET