Welcome back to NHL Top Bets. It may be the start of March Madness, but we also have some hockey madness as well. Tonight, there are eleven games on the schedule. The people made it known they wanted expanded NHL betting content, Win Daily listened and we have you covered below.
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3/21 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds below have been obtained from DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the time of writing*
3/21 NHL Bets
Detroit Red Wings ML (-112) – DraftKings – 1 Unit
Listing this bet really kills me, but you have to be objective and emotionless if you want to get ahead and make money in the betting game. The Islanders could not be any worse at the moment. They had won six straight games to put themselves into one of the final playoff spots before conceding all of that ground back after losing five straight games. It must be noted that only one of those five losses was even close. Otherwise, they were shut out by the Sabres and Kings 3-0 and 4-0 and smoked by the Rangers and Hurricanes 5-2, and 4-1. They’ve totaled only six goals in their last five games; rough.
Detroit hasn’t been all that much better recently as they are 2-8 over their last ten games. However, both of those wins have come in the last three games. They have also scored at least three goals in each of those three games. Furthermore, these are two teams with defined home and road splits. The Islanders are far worse on the road (14-15-1) than at home (15-19-10) so at a minimum can take games to overtime more frequently with the crowd support. Meanwhile, the Red Wings are 20-11-5 at home and 15-17-1 away.
These odds initially struck me as if this game was in New York. My expectation is that there will be more separation and Detroit odds will be much shorter by game time. On FanDuel, the Red Wings are already at -120. Particularly if Dylan Larkin makes his return. As an Islanders fan, I just have to keep it real.
Winnipeg Jets ML (-120) – FanDuel – 1 Unit
This is a tale as old as time of two teams heading in opposite directions. The Jets are 7-3 over their last ten games and the Devils are the opposite at 3-7. While Winnipeg is trending up for the playoffs, it will be a letdown year for New Jersey after last year’s playoff appearance and the promise that displayed.
The Jets absolutely smashed the Devils both times they have met this season, dropping six goals against New Jersey in both of those games. Both teams have performed about the same record wise away and at home. Overall, they have won five of their last seven against New Jersey, flexing some dominance.
Winnipeg’s defense has been the best in the NHL this season and should be the difference here. The Devils have scored only one goal in three of their last five games. New Jersey has already sold off and should be the less motivated of these two teams.
At the moment, FanDuel is giving us the best odds on the Jets of any of the major sportsbooks by a slim margin.
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