NHL Picks & Predictions for Thursday, April 8, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CAROLINA is 35-26-5 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
36 of 60 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+10.1 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-5 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-5-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)
All games played at CAROLINA since 1996
MONTREAL is 17-16 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA since 1996
CAROLINA is 15-13-5 straight up against MONTREAL since 1996
17 of 30 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.5 Units)
Games played at CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 3-2 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Carolina | Best Line: -115 SPORTSBETTING.com
Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, 8:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DALLAS is 49-38 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM since 1996
DALLAS is 51-32-5 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996
38 of 80 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-6.3 Units, Under=-2.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 15-10 (+6.2 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 15-10-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
13 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)
All games played at DALLAS since 1996
DALLAS is 28-15 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM since 1996
DALLAS is 30-12-2 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996
21 of 40 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.7 Units)
Games played at DALLAS over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Dallas | Best Line: -170 SPORTSBETTING.com
Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, 10:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
PHOENIX is 44-30 (+11.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996
PHOENIX is 41-29-6 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
37 of 70 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 12-7 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 12-7-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
9 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)
All games played at LOS ANGELES since 1996
PHOENIX is 20-17 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996
LOS ANGELES is 17-17-4 straight up against PHOENIX since 1996
18 of 35 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-1.9 Units)
Games played at LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 6-3 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Phoenix | Best Line: +145 SPORTSBETTING.com
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