NHL Best Bets 12/19/2024

Well Kempe scored early and stopped shooting, and Sebastian Aho stole the show against the Islanders. This means last article went 1-2 and has officially put the Betting News NHL best bets article on the edge of going red. That means we need to be dialed in to get more green and winners for everyone’s holidays! \ We are now a 16-14 record over the last 10 articles. Let’s green this one out for some extra holiday treats!

We will be breaking down NHL best bets here at Betting News all season! Each article will look for VALUE, as in straights you can take to build up your bankroll or pieces you can use to beef up your parlays. All bets will be -135 or better odds. And while we will focus on NHL player props, there are times we will take sides and totals. So keep your eyes peeled here as we will drop these throughout the week.

And if you haven’t already be sure to check out some of my favorite futures and awards. So time to lace them up and get ready to ride with Betzky for my favorite NHL best bets for 12/19/2024!

1. Jack Eichel o3.5 SOG +110 on BetOnline:

The Vegas Golden Knights have been so hot at home this season. And tonight they will host a Vancouver Canucks team who lost in a thrilling overtime match to the Utah Hockey Club. Can the Canucks find their legs in Vegas? Or will Eichel and the top line roll right over them?

One best bet from this game will be top centerman Jack Eichel’s shots on goal (SOG). While he just missed after hitting in four straight games, he gets an opponent who he has historically slung buckets of pucks against. He has hit against the Canucks in 8 of the last 10 matches. In those games he has averaged 6.8 shot attempts and 4.7 SOG.

Eichel is also better at home. He has hit his SOG prop in 57% of all home games this season, and 60% of all home games last year. Vancouver has allowed the 7th most shots against over the last 10 games. They also allow the 12th most shots against to centers in that span. This is a great spot for Eichel to bounce back making his SOG an NHL best bet.

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2. Jesper Bratt Assist –110 on BetOnline:

Of 34 games played this season Jesper Bratt has an assist in 23 of them. That’s a 68% hit rate for his assist prop. One of the New Jersey Devils top play makers, Bratt has the luxury of playing with Jack Hughes and setting up the top power play unit. And tonight he gets a fantastic target.

The Devils have been better on the road for scoring. They will roll into Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets, a team who are allowing the 3rd most goals against this season. The Blue Jackets have had issues with goaltending and have the 27th worst penalty kill in the league. This is good news for the Devils.

The Blue Jackets will need to hope for a strong PK tonight because the Devils power play is deadly. As in the 2nd best power play unit over the course of the season deadly. As in converting 30% of the time deadly. So Bratt should have a great opportunity to set up a goal making his assist an NHL best bet tonight.

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3. Leon Draisaitl 2+ Points +125 on BetOnline:

There still seems to be a perceived notion that the Boston Bruins are some defensively sound team that is impossible to score against. And that is just not the case for them this season. This is especially true on the road, where the Bruins have allowed the 6th most goals against. The Oilers just took one to the chin, dropping a four point lead to the Panthers (who were the team to knock them out of the Stanley Cup Final). The Oilers will be pissed. The Bruins are going to be cooked.

This is such a prime spot to take the value we are getting on McDavid and Draisaitl due to this idea that Boston is a tough team. We rarely get both McDavid and Draisaitl at such great prices so lets take advantage of it. Drasaitl has a multi-point game in six straight games. Again, normally I’d be concerned about the trend ending, but after the loss to the Panther the Oil should come out flying.

Drasaitl also has a multi-point game in 8 of the last 10 home games and 53% of all home games this season. He has 9 points in his last 6 games against the Bruins with three multi-point games. I love my coupons, and this seems like a heavy discount making Draisaitl’s 2+ point an NHL best bet.

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