Thursday NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the NHL.
Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BUFFALO is 37-13 (+18.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BUFFALO is 34-12-4 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
25 of 48 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.2 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-2 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.1 Units)
All games played at TAMPA BAY since 1996
BUFFALO is 18-7 (+9.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY since 1996
BUFFALO is 16-6-3 straight up against TAMPA BAY since 1996
13 of 24 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.0 Units)
Games played at TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.9 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Tampa Bay – View Matchup | Best Line: +105 SPORTSBETTING.com
Ottawa Senators vs. Atlanta Thrashers, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
ATLANTA is 19-20 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 22-15-2 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
22 of 36 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+6.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-6 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-5-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
All games played at ATLANTA since 1996
ATLANTA is 10-9 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 10-8-1 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+3.9 Units)
Games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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: Atlanta – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Dallas Stars, 8:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
DALLAS is 8-7 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996
DALLAS is 5-4-8 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+3.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
All games played at DALLAS since 1996
DALLAS is 4-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA since 1996
DALLAS is 4-1-2 straight up against PHILADELPHIA since 1996
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Dallas – View Matchup | Best Line: +105 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 3/18/10 3:00PM ET