NHL Picks & Predictions for Friday, April 2, 2010

Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 11-4-4 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

11 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.7 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO is 2-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons

2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

All games played at NEW JERSEY since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996

NEW JERSEY is 7-1-2 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996

6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+2.2 Units)

Games played at NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

NEW JERSEY is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons

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

NHL Free Pick: New Jersey | Best Line: -125 SPORTSBETTING.com

Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

MONTREAL is 30-23 (+8.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

MONTREAL is 27-24-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996

27 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+5.5 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 9-7 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 9-7-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

All games played at PHILADELPHIA since 1996

MONTREAL is 16-9 (+11.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996

MONTREAL is 14-10-3 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996

13 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.3 Units)

Games played at PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons.

MONTREAL is 4-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

MONTREAL is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons

4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Montreal | Best Line: +125 SPORTSBETTING.com

Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, 9:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

CALGARY is 40-37 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996

COLORADO is 40-32-7 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

43 of 77 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.6 Units)

Games over the last 3 seasons

COLORADO is 11-8 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

COLORADO is 11-8-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

14 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+8.7 Units)

All games played at COLORADO since 1996

CALGARY is 20-18 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996

COLORADO is 21-14-4 straight up against CALGARY since 1996

19 of 39 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.2 Units, Under=-1.5 Units)

Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons

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

5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

NHL Free Pick: Colorado | Best Line: -135 SPORTSBETTING.com