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The third section ties into the second section where our experts give advice on what to do with the information and how to spot a best bet in NHL.
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TONY GEORGE is on a monster 20-8, +4,390 run in college basketball and has gone an outstanding 10-5 (67%), +2,860 with his plays rated 5.0+ this season. George is going with a 7-Unit College Basketball Play (6 p.m.) Tuesday and he sees this one as an absolute white wash. Click BUY NOW below.
SCOTT SPREITZER cashed a double-digit winner with Kansas last night and is up nearly +4,500 for his clients during his recent run. Spreitzer is going with a 5-Unit College Basketball Play (6:30 p.m.) on Tuesday and looking for another big hit. Click BUY NOW below.
JASON SHARPE has gone 19-6 (76%) on his last 25 NBA plays and is looking for more with a 7-Unit NBA Play Tuesday (8:30 p.m.). Sharpe has gone 9-3 on his last 12 plays rated 7.0+ on the pro hardwood and he has already banked over +5,000 so far this season. Click BUY NOW below and get on it.
RAPHAEL ESPARZA hammered home a 6-Unit NHL win Monday with Toronto (-1.5, +120) and now he's looking for back-to-back big play hits. Esparza is going with a 7-Unit NHL Play (10 p.m.) and he lovs the value of this one. Click BUY NOW below and don't miss out.
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Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 2/10/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds
by Tony Sink - 2/9/2021
The Boston Bruins are scheduled to go head to head with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The Rangers open this game at +125 while the Bruins are coming in at -150. The total has been set at 6.5. This matchup report includes odds, betting trends and a free pick against the spread. Read More >>
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 2/10/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 2/9/2021
The Toronto Maple Leafs are scheduled to go head to head with the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The Maple Leafs open this contest at -145 while the Canadiens are priced at +117. The over/under opens at 6.5. This report includes betting odds and our expert NHL picks for todays game. Read More >>
What Makes a Best Bet in NHL?
Here you will find a list of tips from our NHL experts that will help you understand what makes up a NHL hockey best bet and what you should be looking for in order to spot one on your own.
Doc's Sports – What we like to look for happens off the ice as we like to make our best bets from situational handicapping spots in hockey. Situational handicapping comes in many forms, but these four spots are what we normally look for. Revenge, look-ahead games and letdown situations are traditional things to look for. But we're going to focus on the scheduling opportunities that make up a best bet. We like to look for teams playing back-to-back days or three games in four nights. Every team has to do it, and some nights you just expect a team not to have 'it' based on how their first game or first two games have gone. Tired legs are never a good thing in hockey. And it's up to us to find these situational spots and exploit them.
Robert Ferringo – Hockey is unique to other moneyline sports because the difference between the teams is so slim. That leads to a lot of upsets. So when it comes to a best bet or top play in hockey, the main thing that I'm looking for is regression. I like to find a team whose recent results don't match up to their recent play. Again, weird upsets and odd results happen all the time in hockey. So I like to find teams that have either won several games that they shouldn't or lost several games that they shouldn't. Shots on goal, power play performance and overtime results are two key indicators that suggest a team is due for a regression. Mix in either extra motivation against an opponent or some long-term head-to-head trends against that opponent, and that should add up to excellent value and a top play.
Tony George – Rarely do I sway from 3- or 4-Unit flat betting method that I use in all sports. There has to be a preponderance of evidence, game day scenarios, and the perfect storm to go against one team to take a side or total with high degree of certainty. Two of the things that I pay a lot of attention to are the goalies and recent trends. Several teams do not like playing the same goalie two games in a row on back-to-back days. And many of those teams have less than stellar back-ups that we can take advantage of. Also, long-term trends can show that certain teams fair better against certain opponents than others. When those trends cover a large sample size and we get a good price, then that's a great opportunity for a best bet.
Raphael Esparza – A hot goalie can cash you tickets left and right. A perfect example is the year the Blues won the Stanley Cup. Without Jordan Binnington dominating in the net during the playoffs, the Blues would not have won the championship. Another thing I look at is backup goalies and teams playing on back-to-back nights. If the back-up goalie is scheduled to go that night and maybe the team is off a back-to-back night, then it could be a big play depending on the money-line and game situation. If you see a hot goalie, don't be afraid to ride him.
Vernon Croy – When I'm looking for a best bet in the NHL I always try to find value and I like to take high quality teams that give us the best shot a victory. I look at the goaltending matchups and how each team has done against the goalies in the past. Are we going with a hot goalie against a team that has struggled recently? Little things like this play a small part of creating a best bet in the NHL for me. Teams have tendencies in the NHL, and I also look for strengths there as well. I also always make sure there are no key injuries on the team we are backing, because unlike other major sports like the NBA when a star player goes down in the NHL they are very hard to replace no matter how much the team steps up in their absence.
Indian Cowboy – There are several factors that go into making an NHL best bet. A good place to start is really breaking down the schedule of both teams. You should take a look at who these teams both played last. Then which team are they playing now? Finally, who are they playing next? What you are looking for here is for teams coming off an emotional divisional game or a big rivalry situation. Then consider whether or not the current opponent sets them up for a possible look ahead spot. For example, if the team we want to bet against is coming off a tough game against a division rival and are now playing a below .500 team from a different conference or division, they might not be as motivated and this can be great set up to back an underdog.
Strike Point Sports – Hot goalies and home ice are both crucial components for a best bet in the NHL. However, I have learned to not be afraid to ride a hot team or go against a team in a lull. The hockey season has so many ups and downs for clubs that you can't expect these teams to turn things around over night. Even the best teams can go through spells where they lose four of five or five of seven games, and being able to spot a team that is tired or just out of sync is important. One of the stats that we look for is blocked shots. That's a pretty good indicator of effort. And when teams aren't giving a full effort, they are ripe for a loss.
Doug Upstone – The NHL has changed to a faster game with more open ice, which has increased scoring dramatically. Also, the change in OT rules from 5-on-5 to 4-on-4 leveled the ice for lesser teams to win more frequently in the extra five-minute sudden death. For my ideal best bet, I'm looking for underdogs of +150 or lower with a minimum of one day's rest, that have won at least 50 percent of their last six games. Next, if the opposing team played the day before or is playing third time in four days and they are off a victory but are no better than .500 in there last six to eight contests. Finally, if there is a noticeable differential in scoring, defense, special teams or starting goaltenders to my advantage, this becomes the right situation for a best bet!
Scott Spreitzer – The market is softer in NHL betting than in the other major sports. While it doesn't mean it's easier to beat than the NFL, or college football, for example, creating your own power numbers can be helpful. This makes implied probability of utmost importance. If you have a team that's listed at -125, for example, the implied win probability is 55.56%. If you take the time to develop a solid set of power ratings, and your line for the same side in the same game is -132, for example, your rating show an implied probability of 56.88%. This means at -125, you're on the right side and in the long run, you're likely to turn a profit. A simpler NHL handicapping tool is the Vegas flu. Season one of the Golden Knights existence saw opponents struggle badly if they arrived in Las Vegas the night before playing VGK. Teams took advantage of their off night in Sin City to party it up, and the results were outstanding for VGK bettors. After season one, opposing coaches and teams decided to take care of business first and hit the town afterwards. And going back to season two (2018-19), through the current season in 2019-20, teams have had a difficult time winning in their first game after leaving Las Vegas. If you use those two tools, one with a greater degree of difficulty than the other, you should find yourself in the black by the end of an NHL season.
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Alan Harris – Look for spots where you can play on a team that has a competent backup goalie in goal. If the backup is decent, teams will look to give them between 25-30 and sometimes up to as many as half of the starts. In many cases, a team's backup goalie will have stats similar to that of the starter. But when they are inserted into the line-up, the moneyline will sometimes drop by 20 or 30 cents. When a starting goalie goes down with an injury, look to play on the backup until the oddsmakers adjust for the fact that really there isn't that much difference between the starter and backup (in some cases). Also, the players know that the backup busts his hump in practice and when he earns a start, the players sometimes play with some extra effort to try and get him a win.
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There's nothing like getting your Super Bowl wagering Sunday off to profitable start, and a surefire way to do just that is hitting on the game's first touchdown scorer.
Among the myriad of proposition bets, it remains one of the most popular. So with a winning beginning in mind, here are five candidates to tally the first TD Sunday in Tampa.
We start with two worthwhile favorites, throw in two midrange value plays and finish with a longer shot worth taking.
Best bets for the first Super Bowl touchdown
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Tyreek Hill (+600)
Fluffy favourites. This next-level speed demon tied for third in the league with 17 total touchdowns during the regular season, including a career-high-matching three in the Kansas City Chiefs' 27-24 Week 12 win in Tampa.
In 50 regular and postseason games since the start of the 2018 season (i.e. the Patrick Mahomes starting era), Hill has found his way into the end zone a whopping 41 times. This includes four rushing scores and a punt-return TD, on 305 total touches, for an average of a TD every 7.4 touches.
Somehow, Hill hasn't scored on 20 total offensive touches so far this postseason, but expect that to end Sunday. And it could come early – first-TD-of-the-game early.
Leonard Fournette (+1200)
The first section lists all of our premium member best bets for the day. This section lists all the games for all sports, including NHL. If you don't have a membership at Doc's Sports you can test out our premium best bets risk free with a complimentary free $60 account here.
The second section lists one or two of our complimentary NHL matchup reports. We write these daily for every single NHL game. These articles are more for the do-it-yourself types that want to really dig in and also have the time do the extensive research required each day.
The third section ties into the second section where our experts give advice on what to do with the information and how to spot a best bet in NHL.
Best NHL Bets Tonight [Updated Daily]
TODAY'S TOP PLAYS
TONY GEORGE is on a monster 20-8, +4,390 run in college basketball and has gone an outstanding 10-5 (67%), +2,860 with his plays rated 5.0+ this season. George is going with a 7-Unit College Basketball Play (6 p.m.) Tuesday and he sees this one as an absolute white wash. Click BUY NOW below.
SCOTT SPREITZER cashed a double-digit winner with Kansas last night and is up nearly +4,500 for his clients during his recent run. Spreitzer is going with a 5-Unit College Basketball Play (6:30 p.m.) on Tuesday and looking for another big hit. Click BUY NOW below.
JASON SHARPE has gone 19-6 (76%) on his last 25 NBA plays and is looking for more with a 7-Unit NBA Play Tuesday (8:30 p.m.). Sharpe has gone 9-3 on his last 12 plays rated 7.0+ on the pro hardwood and he has already banked over +5,000 so far this season. Click BUY NOW below and get on it.
RAPHAEL ESPARZA hammered home a 6-Unit NHL win Monday with Toronto (-1.5, +120) and now he's looking for back-to-back big play hits. Esparza is going with a 7-Unit NHL Play (10 p.m.) and he lovs the value of this one. Click BUY NOW below and don't miss out.
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Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 2/10/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds
by Tony Sink - 2/9/2021
The Boston Bruins are scheduled to go head to head with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The Rangers open this game at +125 while the Bruins are coming in at -150. The total has been set at 6.5. This matchup report includes odds, betting trends and a free pick against the spread. Read More >>
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 2/10/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 2/9/2021
The Toronto Maple Leafs are scheduled to go head to head with the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The Maple Leafs open this contest at -145 while the Canadiens are priced at +117. The over/under opens at 6.5. This report includes betting odds and our expert NHL picks for todays game. Read More >>
What Makes a Best Bet in NHL?
Here you will find a list of tips from our NHL experts that will help you understand what makes up a NHL hockey best bet and what you should be looking for in order to spot one on your own.
Doc's Sports – What we like to look for happens off the ice as we like to make our best bets from situational handicapping spots in hockey. Situational handicapping comes in many forms, but these four spots are what we normally look for. Revenge, look-ahead games and letdown situations are traditional things to look for. But we're going to focus on the scheduling opportunities that make up a best bet. We like to look for teams playing back-to-back days or three games in four nights. Every team has to do it, and some nights you just expect a team not to have 'it' based on how their first game or first two games have gone. Tired legs are never a good thing in hockey. And it's up to us to find these situational spots and exploit them.
Robert Ferringo – Hockey is unique to other moneyline sports because the difference between the teams is so slim. That leads to a lot of upsets. So when it comes to a best bet or top play in hockey, the main thing that I'm looking for is regression. I like to find a team whose recent results don't match up to their recent play. Again, weird upsets and odd results happen all the time in hockey. So I like to find teams that have either won several games that they shouldn't or lost several games that they shouldn't. Shots on goal, power play performance and overtime results are two key indicators that suggest a team is due for a regression. Mix in either extra motivation against an opponent or some long-term head-to-head trends against that opponent, and that should add up to excellent value and a top play.
Tony George – Rarely do I sway from 3- or 4-Unit flat betting method that I use in all sports. There has to be a preponderance of evidence, game day scenarios, and the perfect storm to go against one team to take a side or total with high degree of certainty. Two of the things that I pay a lot of attention to are the goalies and recent trends. Several teams do not like playing the same goalie two games in a row on back-to-back days. And many of those teams have less than stellar back-ups that we can take advantage of. Also, long-term trends can show that certain teams fair better against certain opponents than others. When those trends cover a large sample size and we get a good price, then that's a great opportunity for a best bet.
Raphael Esparza – A hot goalie can cash you tickets left and right. A perfect example is the year the Blues won the Stanley Cup. Without Jordan Binnington dominating in the net during the playoffs, the Blues would not have won the championship. Another thing I look at is backup goalies and teams playing on back-to-back nights. If the back-up goalie is scheduled to go that night and maybe the team is off a back-to-back night, then it could be a big play depending on the money-line and game situation. If you see a hot goalie, don't be afraid to ride him.
Vernon Croy – When I'm looking for a best bet in the NHL I always try to find value and I like to take high quality teams that give us the best shot a victory. I look at the goaltending matchups and how each team has done against the goalies in the past. Are we going with a hot goalie against a team that has struggled recently? Little things like this play a small part of creating a best bet in the NHL for me. Teams have tendencies in the NHL, and I also look for strengths there as well. I also always make sure there are no key injuries on the team we are backing, because unlike other major sports like the NBA when a star player goes down in the NHL they are very hard to replace no matter how much the team steps up in their absence.
Indian Cowboy – There are several factors that go into making an NHL best bet. A good place to start is really breaking down the schedule of both teams. You should take a look at who these teams both played last. Then which team are they playing now? Finally, who are they playing next? What you are looking for here is for teams coming off an emotional divisional game or a big rivalry situation. Then consider whether or not the current opponent sets them up for a possible look ahead spot. For example, if the team we want to bet against is coming off a tough game against a division rival and are now playing a below .500 team from a different conference or division, they might not be as motivated and this can be great set up to back an underdog.
Strike Point Sports – Hot goalies and home ice are both crucial components for a best bet in the NHL. However, I have learned to not be afraid to ride a hot team or go against a team in a lull. The hockey season has so many ups and downs for clubs that you can't expect these teams to turn things around over night. Even the best teams can go through spells where they lose four of five or five of seven games, and being able to spot a team that is tired or just out of sync is important. One of the stats that we look for is blocked shots. That's a pretty good indicator of effort. And when teams aren't giving a full effort, they are ripe for a loss.
Doug Upstone – The NHL has changed to a faster game with more open ice, which has increased scoring dramatically. Also, the change in OT rules from 5-on-5 to 4-on-4 leveled the ice for lesser teams to win more frequently in the extra five-minute sudden death. For my ideal best bet, I'm looking for underdogs of +150 or lower with a minimum of one day's rest, that have won at least 50 percent of their last six games. Next, if the opposing team played the day before or is playing third time in four days and they are off a victory but are no better than .500 in there last six to eight contests. Finally, if there is a noticeable differential in scoring, defense, special teams or starting goaltenders to my advantage, this becomes the right situation for a best bet!
Scott Spreitzer – The market is softer in NHL betting than in the other major sports. While it doesn't mean it's easier to beat than the NFL, or college football, for example, creating your own power numbers can be helpful. This makes implied probability of utmost importance. If you have a team that's listed at -125, for example, the implied win probability is 55.56%. If you take the time to develop a solid set of power ratings, and your line for the same side in the same game is -132, for example, your rating show an implied probability of 56.88%. This means at -125, you're on the right side and in the long run, you're likely to turn a profit. A simpler NHL handicapping tool is the Vegas flu. Season one of the Golden Knights existence saw opponents struggle badly if they arrived in Las Vegas the night before playing VGK. Teams took advantage of their off night in Sin City to party it up, and the results were outstanding for VGK bettors. After season one, opposing coaches and teams decided to take care of business first and hit the town afterwards. And going back to season two (2018-19), through the current season in 2019-20, teams have had a difficult time winning in their first game after leaving Las Vegas. If you use those two tools, one with a greater degree of difficulty than the other, you should find yourself in the black by the end of an NHL season.
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Alan Harris – Look for spots where you can play on a team that has a competent backup goalie in goal. If the backup is decent, teams will look to give them between 25-30 and sometimes up to as many as half of the starts. In many cases, a team's backup goalie will have stats similar to that of the starter. But when they are inserted into the line-up, the moneyline will sometimes drop by 20 or 30 cents. When a starting goalie goes down with an injury, look to play on the backup until the oddsmakers adjust for the fact that really there isn't that much difference between the starter and backup (in some cases). Also, the players know that the backup busts his hump in practice and when he earns a start, the players sometimes play with some extra effort to try and get him a win.
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There's nothing like getting your Super Bowl wagering Sunday off to profitable start, and a surefire way to do just that is hitting on the game's first touchdown scorer.
Among the myriad of proposition bets, it remains one of the most popular. So with a winning beginning in mind, here are five candidates to tally the first TD Sunday in Tampa.
We start with two worthwhile favorites, throw in two midrange value plays and finish with a longer shot worth taking.
Best bets for the first Super Bowl touchdown
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Tyreek Hill (+600)
Fluffy favourites. This next-level speed demon tied for third in the league with 17 total touchdowns during the regular season, including a career-high-matching three in the Kansas City Chiefs' 27-24 Week 12 win in Tampa.
In 50 regular and postseason games since the start of the 2018 season (i.e. the Patrick Mahomes starting era), Hill has found his way into the end zone a whopping 41 times. This includes four rushing scores and a punt-return TD, on 305 total touches, for an average of a TD every 7.4 touches.
Somehow, Hill hasn't scored on 20 total offensive touches so far this postseason, but expect that to end Sunday. And it could come early – first-TD-of-the-game early.
Leonard Fournette (+1200)
This ballyhooed late-preseason addition only scored three times in his first 10 games with the Bucs but has tallied six TDs in his last six contests, including a score (two rushing, one receiving) in each of the team's three playoff games so far.
With Ronald Jones' late-season injury issues, Fournette has assumed the lead role in the Bucs' backfield and has totaled a team-leading 62 touches this postseason (for 313 total yards) with at least 17 in each game.
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Darrel Williams (+1600)
With rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire and veteran Le'Veon Bell each playing in one playoff game so far due to injuries, Williams has stepped in productively as the Chiefs' lead running back with 155 total yards and a TD on 31 touches this postseason.
Williams could see a lead workload once again on Super Sunday as CEH was ineffective (7 yards on seven touches) in the AFC title game coming off a high-ankle sprain. Bell is no sure bet to even be active Sunday as he deals with a knee issue.
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So, in other words, we could have a second-straight Super Bowl with an unheralded K.C. back with the last name of Williams productively sliding under the radar while the opposing defense focuses its attention on the Chiefs' top offensive weapons.
Cameron Brate (+3000)
Fellow Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski has much better odds (+1800) to score the first TD, but it's been Brate who has had the far-more-productive postseason so far as the team's third-leading pass-catcher with 11 receptions for 149 yards and a TD to Gronk's 2-43-0 stat line on seven targets.
Brate owns the 11th-best odds (+250) to score a TD Sunday, making his +3000 odds to score the first touchdown (tied for 16th lowest) a bona fide value.
Tom Brady (+3300)
Of Brady's 32 career rushing TDs, including four this season and seven in the postseason, surprisingly none have come in his nine previous Super Bowls.
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