NHL Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in the NHL.
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CAROLINA is 27-22 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO since 1996
CAROLINA is 25-22-5 straight up against TORONTO since 1996
24 of 48 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.8 Units, Under=-2.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 8-3 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 8-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)
All games played at TORONTO since 1996
CAROLINA is 14-9 (+9.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO since 1996
CAROLINA is 13-9-3 straight up against TORONTO since 1996
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
Games played at TORONTO over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 4-1 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Carolina | Best Line: +120 Brobury Sports
Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
CHICAGO is 8-6-2 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 1-0 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
All games played at NY ISLANDERS since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 3-3-2 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: N.Y. Islanders | Best Line: +175 Brobury Sports
New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks, 10:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 10-5 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 10-5-1 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-0-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
All games played at SAN JOSE since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 4-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
NEW JERSEY is 4-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.6 Units)
NHL Free Pick: New Jersey | Best Line: +130 Brobury Sports