The 2024-25 NHL common season is winding down and there might be 12 groups in motion on Monday, together with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The Panthers will host the New York Rangers of their penultimate recreation of the common season and the Rangers have already been eradicated from postseason rivalry, whereas Florida continues to be hoping to maneuver into the highest 4. The house group is a -169 favourite on the cash line within the newest NHL odds by way of the SportsLine Consensus, however there are additionally loads of NHL participant props you may guess on sportsbooks like DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM.
The SportsLine Projection Mannequin simulates each NHL recreation 10,000 occasions and it enters Monday on a 30-14 run on its NHL picks that has returned practically $1,300 for $100 bettors. One of many Knowledge Scientists behind the mannequin, Stephen Oh (@StephenOhCBS), analyzed the sim outcomes and broke down the supporting proof to disclose which participant props have the perfect worth for as we speak’s slate. The NHL odds may change, so act now for optimum worth.
Connor Bedard Underneath 2.5 photographs on aim (-130)
The 19-year-old gained the Calder Trophy because the NHL Rookie of the 12 months final season and has produced his second consecutive 60-point season regardless of taking part in on a Blackhawks squad that has recorded the second-fewest factors within the NHL. Nevertheless, he is really been barely much less aggressive within the offensive zone this season. He took 206 photographs on aim in 68 video games as a rookie however has solely registered 191 in 80 video games this season.
When dealing with a group with a shedding document on the street, Bedard has gone beneath on his photographs on aim market six of the final eight video games. On Monday, the mannequin is projecting 1.9 photographs on aim on common for Bedard and DraftKings has the perfect value on the Underneath.
Chris Kreider Over 1.5 photographs on aim (+110)
It has been an odd season for the 33-year-old, as the previous 50-goal scorer has managed solely 26 factors in 66 video games coming off a 75-point season in 2023-24. Nevertheless, Kreider has scored 21 targets and he is nonetheless put up 150 photographs on aim this season (2.27 per recreation). Even together with his ice time dwindling late within the season, the mannequin is predicting that Kreider averages 2.3 photographs on aim in opposition to the Panthers and is taking the plus-money worth with the over. As soon as once more, DraftKings is providing the perfect value for this NHL participant prop.
Connor McDavid Underneath 1.5 factors (-125)
McDavid is on a little bit of a heater, as he enters Monday on a 16-game level streak and has scored a number of factors in eight of his final 12 contests. So what offers with the juiced Underneath? That is primarily a results of a Kings protection that ranks second within the NHL in targets in opposition to per recreation (2.41) this season. In two video games in opposition to the Kings this season, McDavid solely registered one level on each events and Los Angeles has solely given up greater than two targets as soon as over its final seven video games.
The mannequin charges McDavid Over 2.5 photographs on aim (-125 at BetMGM) as a five-star play, but in addition ranks Underneath 1.5 factors as a five-star play in opposition to LA’s stellar protection. It predicts he averages simply 0.5 factors and is taking part in the perfect value for this market at FanDuel.
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