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NHL Predictions: Connor Bedard Top Prop Bet 10/8

  • All three home teams are favored on Tuesday.
  • The team formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes will debut as the Utah Hockey Club against Connor Bedard and the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.
  • Check the latest NHL odds as six teams play their season openers on Tuesday.

 

 

NHL Predictions 10/8: Connor Bedard Top Prop Bet
Connor Bedard #98 of the Chicago Blackhawks - Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP

The 2004-25 NHL season got underway when the New Jersey Devils took a pair of games from the Buffalo Sabres in Prague as part of the NHL Global Series. The rest of the league’s teams will be hitting the ice in the coming days beginning with a tripleheader on Tuesday.

All three home teams are favored by the NHL betting line beginning with Seattle welcoming St. Louis to town. Boston hits the road to meet Florida (weather permitting) in a clash of Atlantic Division rivals while the Utah Hockey Club’s first home game comes against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Things will start heating up on Thursday with nine games on the schedule and 14 more games scheduled for play on Saturday.

Although the Columbus Blue Jackets won’t play their first home game until next week, expect plenty of tributes to former Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, who were both killed when the bicycles they were riding were struck by a car in New Jersey.

The NHL futures odds have the Edmonton Oilers favored at +900 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup followed by reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida at +1000. The run for the Arizona Coyotes ended with the Coyotes being listed by the BetUS sportsbook as the favorite in just two of their last 15 home games.

 

A New Era as NHL Comes to Utah

The franchise formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah and in the first regular-season game, Utah has -160 odds to beat visiting Chicago outright with +152 odds to cover at -1.5 on the puckline.

 

Among the NHL player props to consider in the game, Utah’s Matias Maccelli is priced at +104 to have at least one point with Logan Cooley at +117.

Chicago forward and reigning rookie of the year Connor Bedard will be the center of attention wherever he plays this season, so keep an eye on the +231 odds for Bedard to have 2+ points for the Blackhawks. Bedard also carries +170 odds to score a goal.

Bet on Connor Bedard Anytime Goal Scorer (+170)

 

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Bruins, Panthers Ready to Renew Rivalry

It won’t be easy for the visiting Boston Bruins to watch the 2024 Stanley Cup banner raised at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., since the last two seasons for the Bruins ended with losses to the Panthers in the playoffs.

Boston won its last four games during the 2023-24 regular season when listed by the sports betting odds as the road underdog.

The Bruins won five of their last eight regular-season road games against the Panthers. Three of the last four regular-season road games for the Bruins landed over the total after just one of the previous 10 matchups went over. The Bruins just signed goalie Jeremy Swayman after a prolonged holdout and head coach Jim Montgomery said there is a chance that Swayman could start in the season opener.

Pavel Zacha led the Bruins with five points in the four regular-season games against Florida last season. His price to score a goal in the game is +350. Other anytime goal-scoring props for the Bruins to consider are David Pastrnak (+120), Brad Marchand (+250) and key offseason acquisition Elias Lindholm (+275).

Aleksander Barkov (+179 to score a goal) and Sam Reinhart (+120) combined for nine goals and 13 assists against the Bruins last season when counting the playoffs so consider both of them in the NHL predictions and NHL parlays.

Bet on Sam Reinhart Anytime Goal Scorer (+150)

 

Parlay Bet to Consider

We are going to start things off this season with a three-legged player prop parlay.

Defenseman Charlie McAvoy had four goals and two assists in 10 games against Florida last season, so the +118 NHL betting odds for McAvoy to have 1+ points is pretty tempting.

After scoring 44 points in 65 games as a rookie, Anton Lundell had 33 and 35 points in the last two seasons for the Panthers. That is why there are +131 odds for Lundell to score at least one point on Tuesday.

Dylan Guenther is likely to become a fan favorite in Utah. His rookie season ended with the former first-round pick having four goals and four assists in his last three games. The -130 odds for Guenther to score at least one point are hard to overlook in NHL picks.

Bet on this Parlay Charlie McAvoy (+118), Anton Lundell (+131) and Dylan Guenther (-130) to score 1 point.

 

Injury Update

When looking at NHL news, St. Louis defenseman Tory Krug is out for the season and forward Brandon Saad is not expected to play until next week as he awaits the birth of his child.

Defenseman John Marino is questionable and forward Nick Bjugstad is out for Utah.

 

Questions of the Day

How did the Chicago Blackhawks fare as a road underdog last season?


The Blackhawks lost eight of their last nine games as a road underdog during the 2023-24 season.

Which of the three games scheduled for Tuesday has the highest total?


The matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Utah Hockey Club has a total of 6.

 

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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