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 25, 2010 in the NHL.
Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CALGARY is 11-4 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CALGARY is 11-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 1-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 1-1-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)
All games played at NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CALGARY is 6-2 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS since 1996
CALGARY is 6-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS since 1996
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: NY Islanders – View Matchup | Best Line: +120 SBGGLOBAL.com
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
COLUMBUS is 28-27 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
CHICAGO is 29-24-2 straight up against COLUMBUS since 1996
32 of 54 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+7.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 11-7 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 11-7-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
13 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.3 Units)
All games played at COLUMBUS since 1996
COLUMBUS is 14-13-1 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
20 of 28 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+11.8 Units)
Games played at COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Columbus – View Matchup | Best Line: +135 SBGGLOBAL.com
Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
ST LOUIS is 34-18 (+13.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996
ST LOUIS is 34-16-5 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
24 of 49 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-3.7 Units, Under=-1.6 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-5-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)
All games played at ST LOUIS since 1996
ST LOUIS is 18-8 (+7.6 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES since 1996
ST LOUIS is 18-7-2 straight up against LOS ANGELES since 1996
13 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.0 Units)
Games played at ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)
NHL Free Pick: St. Louis – View Matchup | Best Line: -110 SBGGLOBAL.com
Posted: 3/25/10 3:00PM ET