Nhl Picks - March 22, 2008

We're up 4.2 units over the past four days. Two picks today...

Today's NHL Hockey Picks:

Game: Chicago at Nashville (3:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 4 units on Game Total OVER 5.5 -110 (risk 4 to win 3.6)

Chicago is 18-13 OVER ont he road and 15-7 OVER vs. division opponents. Nashvillle is 23-15 OVER at home and also have notched more OVERs than UNDERs vs. division foes. Chicago's division games are averaging 6.2 goals per game while Nashville's have gotten to 5.8. All the stats point to an OVER here. The Blackhawks are 8-1 OVER this season on the road vs. bad defensive teams (those allowing 30+ shots on goal per game). Over the past two seasons, they are 21-9 OVER vs. good offensive teams (those scoring 2.9+ goals per game). Nashville is 8-1 OVER this season at home after allowing 3+ goals in two straight games.

These are definitely UNDER teams overall, but thi stotal is set too low. In division games, Pittsburgh is 14-10 OVER this season. They've haven't had a game go UNDER in their last six. Over their last five games they are averaging 4.8 goals per game! They are also 18-11 OVER this season vs. winning teams inlcuding 9-2 in their last eleven. We like Pittsburgh to push this over.

Results: 1-1

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Check out the last five NHL Hockey Picks Newsletters:

NHL-Hockey-Picks-March-20-2008
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NHL-Hockey-Picks-March-19-2008
The Devils play great defense (2.3 goals per game allowed) but vs. division foes it climbs to 2.6. Their offense has struggled vs. division opponents too, averaging just 2.4 goals per game. They ...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-March-18-2008
Calgary's defense is the weak link in this game. They are allowing 3.1 per game on the road this season  and have allowed 14 goals in their last four games. The Flames have not been able to t...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-March-17-2008
Vancouver is 14-11 OVER at home this season. Their defense is very solid but they can score here at home. The Coyotes are allowing 3.0 goals per game over their last five. Phoenix is 13-5 OVER the pas...

NHL-Hockey-Picks-March-15-2008
Toronto should get Mats Sundin back for this one. With him, we like the Maple Leafs vs. the Sabres who are 1-4 in their last five games, allowing 3.8 goals per game. On the season Buffalo is 15-21 on ...