Tuesday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 2009 in the NHL.
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
TORONTO is 25-18 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA since 1996
TORONTO is 24-14-6 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996
19 of 38 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.1 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)
All games played at TORONTO since 1996
TORONTO is 12-7-2 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+0.8 Units)
Games played at TORONTO over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Toronto – View Matchup | Best Line: -135 SPORTSBETTING.com
Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
BOSTON is 36-37 (+9.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 35-35-6 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
35 of 72 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-5.8 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 12-5 (+8.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 12-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.5 Units)
All games played at OTTAWA since 1996
BOSTON is 16-20 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA since 1996
OTTAWA is 21-16-1 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
21 of 35 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+5.4 Units)
Games played at OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 6-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)
NHL Free Pick: Boston – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com
Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NASHVILLE is 23-19 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY since 1996
NASHVILLE is 21-18-4 straight up against CALGARY since 1996
22 of 39 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+1.8 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 7-3 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 7-3-0 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=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)
All games played at NASHVILLE since 1996
NASHVILLE is 13-9 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY since 1996
NASHVILLE is 13-8-1 straight up against CALGARY since 1996
10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+0.7 Units)
Games played at NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-1-0 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: Calgary – View Matchup | Best Line: +100 SPORTSBETTING.com
Posted: 1/5/10 3:00PM ET