NHL Best Bets Today, 3/25: Picks, Predictions & Player Props - Tuesday
Hello and welcome everyone to the Tuesday edition of the NHL Best Bets on March 25th, 2025! It seems like the momentum of the weekend has carried into a new week as my NHL picks went 2-0 yesterday and now, we're riding a run of winning 9 of the last 10 wagers!
What a fun ride this has been and hopefully you all have profited plenty off these selections. Tonight, we take this run into a 10-game slate with plenty of NHL predictions to pick from; check out my NHL best bets today below and good luck all!
NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 3/25
In this NHL Best Bets Today article you will find an array of choices from some Money Lines and Team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in NHL Picks!
Now, let's dive into my expert NHL Best Bets today!
- Regular Season Record: 182-134-1
- Bankroll: +33.6 Units
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Red Wings vs. Avalanche Prediction: Wednesday, March 25th
The Red Wings head into tonight continuing their western conference road trip and will be playing back-to-back nights as well after beating the Utah Hockey Club to win just their first game in 6 attempts. I’m not seeing them building off that momentum though as they head into the Rocky Mountains to take on the Avalanche, a team that has been scalding hot in March!
The Avalanche have won 8 of their last 10 games and it’s come on the back of the offense that’s scored 40 total goals during this stretch, the 2nd most in the NHL. Separately they are also riding a 9-game winning streak on home ice where they’ve covered the spread of 1.5 goals in 8 of them.
This makes the Avs Puck Line firmly in play tonight especially seeing as the Red Wings have massive defensive issues and their goaltending with Cam Talbot has been pedestrian at best with his 3.02 GAA and .898 SV%.
This game has blowout written all over it and I intend to fully back the Avs at home for my NHL best bets today in tonight’s cross conference matchup.
- Red Wings vs. Avalanche Picks:
- Colorado Puck Line -1.5 (-115 on Caesars)
Penguins vs. Lightning Prediction: Wednesday, March 25th
The month of March has consisted of me betting Penguins games and betting them to hit the over. That strategy has been major dividends as the Pittsburgh offense has come back to life while their blue line and goaltending continues to be an issue.
In the last 5 games the Penguins have seen their games go over in every single game and the combined goal total sits at a whopping 40 goals!
Hard to see that slowing down against a Lightning team that scored 32 goals over the past 10 games and averages 3.62 goals per game at home this season.
The one hang up could be a gem from Andrei Vasilevskiy if he starts in net for the Lightning with a 2.36 GAA in the month of March but given the game flow I expect the Penguins need just a couple of goals to push the total over as the Lightning should be good for 4-5 in the net tonight.
The line of 6 is a friendly one on the total as well, so our NHL best bets today will smash that number and root for lots of goals!
- Penguins vs. Lightning Picks:
- Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay Over 6 Goals (-120 on Caesars)
Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 3/25
- Carolina Hurricanes Puck Line -1.5 (-105 on DraftKings)
- St. Louis Blues Money Line (-150 on DraftKings)
- Tage Thompson (BUF) Over 3.5 Shots on Goal (+120 on DraftKings)
Player News
Anthony Santander is back in the Blue Jays lineup as a DH against the Rays on Tuesday.
Santander missed three games with a left shoulder bruise sustained Thursday. George Springer, who had DH’d the last four games in a row, is playing right field tonight.
Tuesday’s game between the Twins and Orioles was rained out and will made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Simeon Woods Richardson and Cade Povich were slated to start for the two teams tonight. They’ll be needed on Wednesday, when Bailey Ober and Dean Kremer were already scheduled to duel.
Tuesday’s game between the Cardinals and Phillies was rained out and will made up as part of a split-doubleheader Wednesday.
Sonny Gray and Jesús Luzardo were the scheduled starters tonight. They’ll surely pitch tomorrow, probably with Erick Fedde and Aaron Nola also toiling then.
Matt McLain has been dropped to the eighth spot in the Reds lineup Tuesday against the White Sox.
It’s not totally unwarranted, but this is odd timing, given that McLain has a .360 OBP this month after coming in at .266 in April. He is still obviously struggling to hit for average, though. That it’s Santiago Espinal replacing in the second spot tonight seems like a big downgrade, but it’s surely temporary.
Nolan Jones is on the Guardians bench in favor of Will Brennan against a righty on Tuesday.
Brennan is making a second straight start since his callup. The Guardians will be getting Lane Thomas back from the IL either this weekend or early next week, at which point either Brennan or Jhonkensy Noel figures to be demoted. Jones is probably safe himself, since he’s out of options, but he’d be in line to lose much of his playing time if Brennan sticks.
Luis Robert Jr. is starting in center field on Tuesday after missing two games with right knee soreness.
Robert is hitting fourth tonight against lefty Andrew Abbott. Michael A. Taylor remains in the lineup as the right fielder, sending Joshua Palacios to the bench.