NHL Picks & Predictions for Saturday, February 6, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, February 6, 2010 in the NHL.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, 2:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
MONTREAL is 32-27 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 29-25-7 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
29 of 54 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-4 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)
All games played at MONTREAL since 1996
PITTSBURGH is 15-14 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL since 1996
MONTREAL is 14-13-3 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
16 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+5.6 Units)
Games played at MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 4-1 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Pittsburgh | Best Line: -160 Brobury Sports
Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, 4:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 36-23 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996
DETROIT is 38-17-6 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
30 of 54 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-2 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)
All games played at LOS ANGELES since 1996
DETROIT is 17-11-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
15 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.7 Units)
Games played at LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-0-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Detroit | Best Line: +125 Brobury Sports
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CAROLINA is 30-21 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CAROLINA is 31-20-1 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
30 of 49 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+9.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 7-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.6 Units)
All games played at NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CAROLINA is 16-9 (+5.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CAROLINA is 17-9-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
16 of 24 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+7.4 Units)
Games played at NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Carolina | Best Line: +120 Brobury Sports