NHL Expert Picks 11/14: Bet Panthers as Home Favorite

There are three matchups between teams with winning records. New Jersey and Florida meet for the second time in three days, Winnipeg puts its seven-game winning streak on the line versus Tampa Bay while the Boston Bruins visit the Dallas Stars. The sports betting odds list the home team as the favorite in each of those games.

The New York Rangers (-385) are the heaviest favorite when looking at the NHL lines when the San Jose Sharks come to Madison Square Garden.

Let’s look at my best NHL bets for Thursday.

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1. Will Another Predators Game Go Under?

The Edmonton Oilers have won 12 of the last 14 meetings with the Nashville Predators and that included winning the first two this season.

Leon Draisaitl led the way with two goals and two assists. Five-time NHL scoring champion Connor McDavid missed one of those games but had a goal in the other. Both Edmonton stars will be tempting Nov. 14 NHL player props options. If McDavid has one point, it would make him the fourth-youngest player to reach 1,000.

Connor McDavid needs just one point to become the fourth-fastest and fourth-youngest player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points. ☝️

Will he do it tomorrow night? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/8piKs4HAC3

— NHL (@NHL) November 13, 2024

Filip Forsberg scored two of Nashville’s three goals against the Oilers this season.

Nashville has scored two goals or fewer in four of its last five games while 10 and seven  combined goals have been scored in the last two games played by the Oilers.

When making NHL picks, go with the Oilers-Predators game to land under the 6½-goal total.

Bet on Nashville-Edmonton Game To Go Under 6½ (-115)

2. Take Panthers To Win Rematch

There shouldn’t be the need for much of a scouting report when the New Jersey Devils hit the ice against the Florida Panthers considering that the teams just played on Tuesday.

Florida went into the matchup on a seven-game win streak and with just one regulation loss at home before New Jersey got goals from Timo Meier, Paul Cotter and Ondrej Palat to snap a 1-1 tie and top the Panthers 4-1. Florida outshot the Devils but only managed a power-play goal by Sam Reinhart. Reinhart moved into a tie for the NHL lead with his 12th goal of the season.

“It was hard to generate. You’re looking to clean up those mistakes up as best you can.”@JamesonCoop recaps tonight’s game against New Jersey 📝https://t.co/jYjYHfqnJ0

— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) November 13, 2024

The Panthers are listed by the BetUS sportsbook odds as the home favorite against New Jersey once again with -135 odds to win the game outright. The winning team has scored four goals in the last seven times that the Devils played the Panthers on the road.

Bet on the Panthers moneyline (-135)

3. Chicago’s Connor Bedard Part of NHL Parlay Picks

Reigning Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard has no goals and one assist in his last three games and has been held without a point in five of his last seven games. Take a look at the +125 odds for Bedard to have an assist against Seattle.

After going five games without a goal, Winnipeg winger Kyle Connor scored twice as the Jets beat the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. We like the +140 odds for Connor to score again in the game against Tampa Bay.

Ottawa’s Claude Giroux is second only behind the legendary Bobby Clarke on the all-time scoring list for the Philadelphia Flyers and he has done pretty well in recent matchups against his former team with a goal and three assists in three games against the Flyers last season. The sports betting odds have Giroux at -121 to have a point on Thursday.

His parlay: Connor Bedard to have 1+ Assists, Kyle Connor to have 1+ Goals and Claude Giroux to have 1+ Assists (+900)

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets.

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