NHL Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in the NHL.
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BUFFALO is 30-24-3 straight up against WASHINGTON since 1996
29 of 52 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-5-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)
All games played at BUFFALO since 1996
WASHINGTON is 15-13 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO since 1996
WASHINGTON is 14-13-1 straight up against BUFFALO since 1996
13 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)
Games played at BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-2-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Buffalo | Best Line: +120 Brobury Sports
Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 32-21 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER since 1996
DETROIT is 33-18-5 straight up against VANCOUVER since 1996
27 of 48 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+4.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 7-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 7-3-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
All games played at DETROIT since 1996
DETROIT is 17-9-2 straight up against VANCOUVER since 1996
13 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.2 Units)
Games played at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 4-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Detroit | Best Line: -145 Brobury Sports
Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, 10:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CALGARY is 33-18 (+13.1 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA since 1996
CALGARY is 32-17-4 straight up against MINNESOTA since 1996
24 of 40 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+6.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 11-5 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 11-5-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)
All games played at CALGARY since 1996
CALGARY is 20-5 (+13.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA since 1996
CALGARY is 19-4-3 straight up against MINNESOTA since 1996
12 of 21 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.2 Units)
Games played at CALGARY over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-1 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 7-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Calgary | Best Line: -145 Brobury Sports