Saturday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions Saturday, May 8, 2010 in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
MONTREAL is 35-29 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 32-27-7 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
31 of 59 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-5.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 9-7-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)
All games played at PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 19-13 (+9.2 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH since 1996
MONTREAL is 16-13-4 straight up against PITTSBURGH since 1996
17 of 31 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.3 Units)
Games played at PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 4-4 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Montreal – View Matchup | Best Line: +240 SPORTSBETTING.com
Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, 10:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DETROIT is 36-24 (+8.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 37-22-3 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
30 of 55 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-7 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-7-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.1 Units)
All games played at DETROIT since 1996
DETROIT is 22-9 (+9.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE since 1996
DETROIT is 23-7-1 straight up against SAN JOSE since 1996
17 of 28 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.0 Units)
Games played at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 5-3 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
NHL Free Pick: San Jose – View Matchup | Best Line: -145 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 5/8/10 11:00AM ET