NHL Tuesday Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Monday, December 21, 2009 in the NHL.
San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 8PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
SAN JOSE is 29-20 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
SAN JOSE is 29-17-4 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
26 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+8.4 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-4 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)
All games played at CHICAGO since 1996
SAN JOSE is 14-10 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1996
SAN JOSE is 14-10-1 straight up against CHICAGO since 1996
14 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+5.6 Units)
Games played at CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Chicago – View Matchup | Best Line: -155 SPORTSBETTING.com
Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche, 10PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
ANAHEIM is 27-24 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996
COLORADO is 25-22-7 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996
26 of 48 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.5 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-1 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)
All games played at COLORADO since 1996
ANAHEIM is 14-12 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO since 1996
COLORADO is 13-10-4 straight up against ANAHEIM since 1996
12 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.6 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 3-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Anaheim – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com
Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks, 10:30PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
VANCOUVER is 25-16 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996
VANCOUVER is 25-15-2 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996
20 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.3 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 6-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)
All games played at VANCOUVER since 1996
VANCOUVER is 13-7 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE since 1996
VANCOUVER is 13-6-1 straight up against NASHVILLE since 1996
10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)
Games played at VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 2-2 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Nashville – View Matchup | Best Line: +130 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 12/22/09 3:00PM ET