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Wake’s Season Record: 9-3 (+3.39 units)
Yesterday’s Picks:
New York Islanders +1.5 (-280) ✅
Canucks/Maple Leafs O6.5 (-120) ❌
Sharks/Ducks O5.5 (-105) ❌
Last night was a heat check for me. I probably got a little carried away with the Sharks/Ducks over, and as far as Vancouver and Toronto go, sometimes bad teams have to score for an over to hit (stupid offsides challenge).
I know betting on the National Hockey League might not be the first thing on everyone’s minds today, but there’s a ton of free money to be had on the board. Before we get to that, I have some Super Bowl props too. None of them include the coin toss or the Gatorade color, so if you’re looking for some insider information on that, you came to the wrong place. Sorry/:
Super Bowl Props
*these will not count towards my record stated at the top of this article, that’s just for my NHL bets*
Leonard Fournette Over 3.5 Catches
On a team that bolsters Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown and Rob Gronkowski, do you know who leads them in receptions in the last two games? You already know it’s Playoff Lenny! And he’s tied with Godwin for the team lead over the course of the playoffs (14 catches). Once they got away from the run in Week 12, Tampa Bay nearly mounted a comeback. I expect at least 40% of Fournette’s production to come through the air today. If you’re playing DraftKings, take advantage of the full point PPR you get and play him there. He’ll have at least four catches by the time the clock strikes 0:00.
Tom Brady Over 0.5 Rushing Yards
In four of his nine Super Bowl appearances, Tom Brady rushed for at least 3 yards. And we’ve seen him do some unathletic scrambling over the past few years. I love this bet because I’ll just be rooting for a 4th and 1 play on every set of downs for the Buccaneers! I don’t think kneel downs will take much away from his rushing totals tonight. The game will be very close, and there just won’t be time left on the clock for either team to kneel it more than twice. There’s obviously a reason I locked this in at +110 and not -110, but hey, that’s just more free money!
Byron Pringle Over 7.5 Receiving Yards
Of every player on the Chiefs I decided to go with Byron Pringle. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, CEH, and Darrel Williams have all been getting SBLV player prop love, but I wanna show some love to the man with a Top 5 name in football. Tyreek Hill isn’t going over 200 yards again. It’s likely that we see the Buccaneers over-compensate for how he torched them in Week 12, and funnel production to the other Chiefs receivers. With an implied total of 56, this game looks to be a high scoring affair. In every game he was targeted this year, Pringle came away with at least 14 yards, and two of those games came in the playoffs.
NHL:
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY SportsKings/Knights O5.5 (-120)
We’re gonna play the same song from two nights ago since we’re projected to see the same net-minders. Jonathan Quick and Robin Lehner will square off in this 3pm contest, and we all know how that worked last time. Oh… you don’t? Well we got 7 goals in a 5-2 Golden Knights victory and it was a glorious evening. This afternoon should hold more of the same. The Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights are both Top 8 teams hitting the over this year. That’s going to continue.
Red Wings/Panthers O5.5 (-120)
Detroit is cooler than cool (Griess Cold!). And while, these teams are bottom 10 in hitting the over this year, the goalies may write a different story today. Thomas Griess was chased out of the net by Tampa Bay just 4 days ago, and Sergei Bobrovksy is proving why he has one of the worst contracts in hockey, boasting a 3.57 GAA, .881 SV% and a $10 million AAV. The Red Wings have scored 3 goals or more just 3 times this year, and the Panthers have the offensive weaponry to easily put up four goals on Griess. Detroit just has to do their part. I think this will be a weird, chippy game between a bad team and a pretty okay team, with at least 7 goals.
Blackhawks +1.5 (-175)
The Chicago Blackhawks are the second best team in the NHL against the spread (9-3). I don’t even hate them as underdogs to win this game to be honest. They’re getting solid goaltending from Kevin Lankinen, and after a tough start to the shortened season, they’ve put together a respectable eight-game stretch, earning points in seven of those games (and going 4-1-3). They also haven’t lost a game by more than one goal since January 17th. We’ll be saying that tomorrow too.