- The best bets for the NHL Draft are on Caleb Desnoyers to go fourth overall and for Roger McQueen to be picked in the top ten picks based on mock drafts by industry experts.
LOS ANGELES – The best bets for the 2025 NHL Draft are on Caleb Desnoyers with -145 odds to be selected fourth overall and Roger McQueen to be drafted inside the top ten picks with -225 odds.
Those legal sports betting odds are available at Bovada, along with other similar bets on player draft position, top “x” pick odds, and specific betting options available for individual selections.
One of the best ways to bet on the NHL Draft is to look at mock drafts put together by industry experts.
NHL.com writers Adam Kimelman and Mike Morreale each did a final 2025 mock draft, which provides some insight as to what the best bets are before the draft begins on Friday night.
Kimelman and Morreale each had the same first four picks. Those picks are below, as are the odds at Bovada for those players to be selected in those positions (there are no first overall pick odds as it is assumed to be Matthew Schaefer):
- Matthew Schaefer (no odds)
- Michael Misa (-300)
- Anton Frondell (-240)
- Caleb Desnoyers (-145)
Given that Kimelman and Morreale each have the same first four picks in the draft, the best bet is on Caleb Desnoyers since his odds offer gamblers the best payouts.
Another bet that both Kimelman’s and Morreale’s mock drafts suggest is a good option is on Roger McQueen to be a top 10 pick.
Kimelman has the center prospect who last played for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League going fifth overall to the Nashville Predators, while Morreale has McQueen going tenth to the Anaheim Ducks.
With -240 odds at Bovada, the mock drafts by Adam Kimelman and Mike Morreale both suggest that betting on Roger McQueen to be a top ten pick is one of the best bets for the 2025 Draft at NHL betting sites.
