Hello and welcome everyone to the Monday, October 28th edition of the NHL Best Bets Today! It’s a brand-new week of NHL action as we move into the end of the opening month of the season. After a few weeks, I am starting to get a handle on who these teams really are as we make NHL picks. Tonight, we have 8 games on the slate to pick apart so check out my NHL predictions below, and let’s go stuff our wallets!

 

 

 

NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 10/28

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! 16 games on this weekday 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: 34-24-0
  • Bankroll: +5.5 Units

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Oilers vs. Blue Jackets Prediction: Monday, October 28th

As I prepare to break down this game, I just want to say thank you to all the money the Blue Jackets have made us so far this season as underdogs and all the plus odds that have come with it! That being said, it's time to flip away from them at least for tonight as Connor McDavid and the Oilers come to town. 

Elvin Merzlikins will start for the Blue Jackets and that’s where the fade begins as he’s 0-2-0 on the season with a 3.65 GAA and .854 SV% – neither are up to par for NHL goaltenders! The Oilers' offense hasn’t been the best this season overall, but they’ve been scoring more in the past week and this is just an absolute prime matchup given the Blue Jackets' struggles against top forward units. 

The Oilers powerplay unit is also just 13% this season. While they probably won’t reach over 30% like last season, I fully expect that to pick up and they very well could this evening. Give me the Oilers over 3.5 goals tonight!

If the Oilers are going to have a big game, it's time for Zach Hyman to get it together and start scoring goals this season! He has no goals so far through 9 games and that’s just not up to his standard as a 30-40 goal scorer in this offense. He’s getting almost 20 minutes on the ice per game and has 25 shots on goal through the first few weeks. The chances will be there and I am betting he scores a goal tonight. 

 

 

 

Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 10/28