NHL Picks & Predictions for Thursday, February 11, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, February 11, 2010 in the NHL.
Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
WASHINGTON is 24-30 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 29-23-3 straight up against WASHINGTON since 1996
27 of 51 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.7 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)
All games played at OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 18-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON since 1996
13 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)
Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 2-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 3-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Washington | Best Line: -130 Brobury Sports
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BOSTON is 31-19 (+7.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 33-12-6 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
23 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-4.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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)
All games played at TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 14-10 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BOSTON is 14-10-1 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
12 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.6 Units)
Games played at TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 3-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 3-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Boston Best Line: -105 Brobury Sports
San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 35-20 (+12.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 36-18-3 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
26 of 50 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-3 (+5.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)
All games played at DETROIT since 1996
DETROIT is 21-7 (+11.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 22-5-1 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
16 of 25 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+6.0 Units)
Games played at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Detroit | Best Line: +100 Brobury Sports