Leafs-Habs to Open the Season — and the Sharpest Bet Might Be Restraint
Toronto hosting Montreal on opening night is the NHL handing bettors its most historic rivalry on the calendar’s most information-starved evening. That…
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Wild–Blackhawks Highlights Are Out — Here’s Why Sharp Bettors Should Scroll Past
The highlights from Minnesota–Chicago are making the rounds, and somewhere a bettor is watching a two-minute clip and adjusting a position. That’s…
Breakout Defensemen Are a Fantasy Story — Until the Betting Market Wakes Up
The annual fantasy hockey exercise of identifying breakout defensemen has a secondary audience that rarely gets acknowledged: bettors. When a young blue-liner…
Fantasy Forward Tiers Are a Betting Document, Not Just a Draft Cheat Sheet
Sean Allen’s tiered forward rankings are designed for fantasy drafts, but the sharper reader is the bettor. A published tier list is,…
Hockey Canada’s Extended Bans Are an International Market Story — NHL Bettors Should Look Away
The betting relevance of Hockey Canada extending international bans on three of the five players acquitted in the 2018 world junior case…
Best NHL Bets: Stanley Cup Playoffs Picks for Thursday, May 14
This article is part of our NHL Picks series. The National Hockey League has a pair of elimination playoff games on tap for Thursday night. The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals shift back to D.C. for Game 5, with the Canes holding a 3-1 series advantage. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET on
Best NHL Bets: Stanley Cup Playoffs Picks for Wednesday, May 14
This article is part of our NHL Picks series. The National Hockey League has two more playoff games on tap for Wednesday evening. The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs square off in Game 5 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, with the series tied at two games apiece.
NHL DFS Picks: DraftKings Top Plays and Strategy for Tuesday’s Playoff Game
This article is part of our DraftKings NHL series. With only one game on the schedule for Tuesday, lineups will consist of one Captain, carrying a 1.5x multiplier, and five flex slots. The salary cap comes in at $50,000. There are no positional requirements, and goaltenders are available for selection. All game lines and odds
NHL DFS Picks: FanDuel Top Plays and Strategy for Monday’s Playoff Games
This article is part of our FanDuel NHL series. Monday has two games scheduled, including one beginning at 7:00 p.m. EDT and one getting underway at 9:30 p.m. All game lines and odds used below come courtesy of the FanDuel Sportsbook. SLATE PREVIEW Carolina (vs. Washington) and Edmonton (vs. Vegas) are the favorites on the
Best NHL Bets: Stanley Cup Playoffs Picks for Sunday, May 11
This article is part of our NHL Picks series. The National Hockey League has a pair of playoff games on tap for Sunday. The Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars meet at 4:30 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/Max, as the series shifts to the Metroplex for Game 3 of that best-of-seven Western Conference series. The Toronto Maple
