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Toronto is a -130 favorite over the Islanders (+110) at 7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, one night after a 3-2 loss to Montreal. Toronto went 6-8-1 on the second night of back-to-backs last season, earning 43.3% of available points against 48.5% otherwise. Anthony Stolarz, who stopped … Read more
Pittsburgh is +117 to +122 and Philadelphia is -138 on the moneyline, with the game total at 6 goals. Pittsburgh’s 290 goals ranked third in the NHL and its 258 goals against ranked 24th, a plus-32 differential to Philadelphia’s plus-1. Special teams account for about … Read more
San Diego is -136 to win Game 2 and Chicago is +116, with the total set at 7.5 runs. Kevin Gausman starts for the Cubs on a sore non-throwing shoulder, and Nick Pivetta starts for the Padres. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit .364 with four home runs … Read more
The under 6.5 sits at even money for Game 2, with the over priced at -120. Max Fried has a 2.80 ERA and Sonny Gray a 2.72, and neither averages six full innings a start. Boston’s relievers own MLB’s lowest ERA at 3.00, with the … Read more
Houston is a -144 favorite in Game 2, with Chicago at +122 and the total set at 7.5 runs. The White Sox went from +125 to -245 to win the series after beating Houston 6-3 in Game 1. Hunter Brown went 2-0 against Chicago this … Read more
Philadelphia is a -118 road favorite and Atlanta +100 for Game 2, which the Phillies must win to stay alive. Sanchez’s strikeout over 6.5 is priced from -105 to -122, and he struck out seven or more in 19 of 33 starts. His outs-recorded line … Read more
Our NHL best bet is Vegas -1.5 goals at +105 odds against the Chicago Blackhawks. Connor Bedard, who led Chicago with 75 points last season, is out until November after left shoulder surgery. Fourteen of Vegas’ 20 home wins came by two or more goals, … Read more
Edmonton’s power play led the NHL at 30.6% last season, and Vancouver’s penalty kill ranked last at 71.5%. Connor McDavid props fit the mismatch, since he recorded a point on 54 of Edmonton’s 68 power-play goals last season. Edmonton is -310 on the moneyline and … Read more
The Rangers and Bruins are both -110 on the moneyline for Tuesday’s opener, with the total at 5.5 to 6. Boston went 45-27-10 with a +22 goal differential last season, while the Rangers went 34-39-9 and finished last in their division. New York added Pavel … Read more
Cole Caufield props include a +140 anytime goal against a Toronto team that allowed 295 goals, second most in the NHL. His 51 goals came on 33.7 expected goals and a 19.8% shooting percentage, well above his 14.2% career mark. He took three or more … Read more
The Carolina Hurricanes are a -123 to -133 moneyline favorite, with Florida priced at +109 to +112 depending on the board. The puck line has Carolina at -1.5 goals for +190 to +196, and the total sits at 6 or 6.5. Carolina went 29-10-2 at … Read more
The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act 77-22 on Sept. 28, sending it to a House that returns Nov. 9. Section 113 lets athletic associations and conferences restrict eligibility for athletes who took part in sports wagering or sports-related event contracts. Section 123 applies … Read more