Hello and welcome everyone to the Tuesday edition of the NHL Best Bets on October 15, 2024! It's been a lot of pushing money and bets back and forth for me against the books so far this season, but this is why we handle only half-unit bets early in the season!

We have a good chance to get back into the green today with 9 games on the NHL slate and that means plenty of NHL picks from yours truly!

 

 

 

NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 10/15

A note though for this first month of the season, all bets until November will be half-unit plays while we figure out the identity of these teams so don’t go wild on the bankroll just yet, let’s learn some things! 

In this NHL Best Bets Today article you will find a wide array of choices from some Money Lines and Team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in NHL Picks! Five games on this mid-week slate, let’s dive right into it!

Now, let's dive into my expert NHL Best Bets today!

***ALL BETS ARE HALF UNIT PLAYS***

  • Regular Season Record: 8-9-0
  • Bankroll: -0.8 Units

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Kraken vs. Predators Prediction: Tuesday, October 15th

In the NHL, it's hard to keep a good team down but right now the Predators are winless heading into their third game! While that’s not the start I had envisioned for this team, they are going to turn things around – they have too much talent not to. They’ve scored just 3 goals through 2 games and that may just be an adjustment to the new skaters for the offense. They’ll have a really good chance to find out against this Kraken team and goaltender Joey Daccord. 

When betting on this game I love the Predators tonight as they stack up much better on offense and defense and Juuse Saros is due for a bounceback performance. The Kraken struggled to score goals last season and after three games, they have just 7 goals this year. Give me the Predators on the Puck Line tonight at plus money to turn this thing around. 

In addition to the Preds covering, I am adding a player prop tonight! The Kraken are allowing 28.7 shots per game so far, which is middle of the league. If that average holds, though, that means plenty of chances for a guy like Roman Josi to put the puck on net. He leads Nashville right now with 13 total shots and his prop line sits at 3.5 tonight, let’s hammer that over!

 

 

 

Flyers vs. Oilers Prediction: Tuesday, October 15th

For the next wager here, let’s back another team that has started slow but we shouldn’t be sleeping on them. That’s the Oilers, who are 0-3-0 to start this campaign but get a home contest against the Flyers tonight! 

The Flyers are going to be a below-average team this season as projected by nearly everyone and they aren’t very deep at the blue line or at the forward lines. The Oilers are going to come into this game angry, scoring just 3 goals in 3 games and it's time for a course correction. Give me the Oilers in a big way on the Puck Line tonight. 

Adding onto the Oilers' agenda is going to be a bet on their captain Connor McDavid, who is goalless so far this season. He has a combined 96 goals over the last 2 seasons – do you really think he’s going to score under 35 this season? The one way to get there is by getting on the board tonight against a lesser opponent that often takes too many penalties. McDavid anytime goal scorer for me tonight, put it on the board!

 

 

 

Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 10/15