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Free Expert NHL picks throughout the 2024/25 NHL season. We crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and provide free NHL picks every day of the regular season and throughout the NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals.

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Money Line PickBest Bet

WAS Capitals Win(+115)

Reasoning

The Carolina Hurricanes surprised the Washington Capitals in the series opener on Tuesday night, winning 2-1 in overtime, thanks to a Jaccob Slavin bomb from just inside the blue line. Logan Thompson had a strong game for the Capitals, turning aside 31 of the 33 shots he faced, but he was unable to stop the defenseman’s slapper through traffic from the point. On the flip side, Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, back from an upper-body injury suffered in Game 4 of the New Jersey series, faced just 14 shots for the entire evening, stopping all but Aliaksei Protas’ shot in the 2nd period.

Despite the road victory, Carolina is still just 18-21-5 on the road, including the playoffs. To be fair, the Hurricanes have won 2 games, while losing Game 3 in the New Jersey series in overtime, but it has been an impressive turnaround. Still, Washington was the Metropolitan Division winner, and it is the top overall seed in the Eastern Conference. To see the Caps as home underdogs is simply staggering. I’m taking advantage and going in rather aggressively on the Capitals, as they look to square things up before the series shifts to Raleigh for Game 3 and Game 4.

Hurricanes vs Capitals prediction: Capitals ML (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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Game Totals PickBest Bet

Over 6.5(-110)

Reasoning

The Oilers took a 1-0 series lead over the Golden Knights in Game 1 thanks to a 4-2 victory on Tuesday. Now, Vegas is looking to even things up in Game 2 before the series shifts to Edmonton. The Oilers are rolling, as they have now won 5 games in a row. They have put consistent offensive pressure on their opponents in those 5 wins, having out-shot Los Angeles in all 4 wins while out-shooting Vegas 28-17 in Game 1. That pressure has resulted in Edmonton scoring a playoff-leading 4.43 goals per game so far in the postseason. When the Oilers are playing with speed, creativity and confidence the way they are right now, they are tough to slow down.

On the other side, Vegas generated just 17 shots on goal in Game 1, but that number should increase in Game 2. Vegas is still putting an average of 30 shots on goal in the postseason, and the power play is working well. The Oilers put forth a strong defensive effort in Game 1, but they are still prone to allowing high-danger chances, and both Calvin Pickard and Stuart Skinner own save percentages below .900 in the postseason. After 6 total goals were scored in Game 1, look for Game 2 to be a higher-scoring affair and consider the Over my Oilers vs Golden Knights best bet.

Oilers vs Golden Knights prediction: Over 6.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -115.

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Your Home For Free NHL Expert Picks For The 2024/25 Season

At Pickswise we have expert NHL picks for all of the top NHL action throughout the 2024/25 season. We crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and provide the best free NHL expert picks every day. The NHL is an exciting sport to wager on and there are plenty of opportunities for wins during the bumper 2024/25 NHL season.

Lots of hockey is to be played before we find out who the next Stanley Cup champions will be. Check out all things hockey, every day of the season with our free NHL picks and analysis.

How Do I Get NHL Picks For Today’s Games?

NHL Picks are most similar to MLB Picks, in that the most popular NHL wagering is done via the Money line (ML) where a bettor simply picks a winner or loser of the game finding value in the price. Just like an MLB pitcher, NHL game lines are determined largely by the goaltender matchup. You’re going to pay a premium price (-180 or more) for putting in an NHL free pick on a solid goaltender – but it’s one position that can win or lose the bet for you. Fatigue is also a factor in finding the best NHL picks as Team A may be playing their first game in a week while Team B is in their 3rd contest in 5 nights.

We try to post our NHL picks for today at least 24 hours in advance. However, due to the huge volume of games, this can sometimes be impossible if teams are playing back-to-back games. We want to get our picks up as close as possible to the opening lines so we can get on the early line value, but team news and research is always key to making the best possible NHL Picks.

NHL Picks Against the Spread

NHL betting has a 1.5-goal spread known as the puck line (PL). Again just like baseball betting has the run line (-1.5). NHL wagers are exciting until the very last second of the game as teams often pull their goaltender near the end to get an extra skater on the ice. All of a sudden an empty-net goal pushes your NHL free pick to victory – or defeat. Betting on the puck line provides better payout odds and NHL picks against the spread can also be pushed to higher numbers such as -2.5 or 3.5 goals for an even better return on investment.

Free NHL Over / Under Picks

Most games are listed right around 5.5 goals in the NHL. The total number of goals is the total of combined goals by both teams and you can either select over or under the total. If the line is 5.5 and you wish to wager on the over then the total combined goals for the game must be 6 or more for you to cash your ticket.

NHL over/under betting is an interesting wager. A huge factor to take into consideration is the goaltenders as they have a huge part to play in influencing the number of goals in the game. A goaltender’s Goals Against Average (GAA) is a key stat to measure the effectiveness of a goaltender.

NHL Consensus Picks

NHL Consensus Picks is a way of saying the popular pick or often referred to as a public pick. What this actually means is where the majority of the bets are being placed. If we’re looking at Money Line markets, for example, if 70% of the tickets are on the Pittsburgh Penguins to beat the New York Islanders, then the Penguins are the consensus pick for that game. Bettors can use this in their research or check possible line moves in the lead-up to a game.

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