NHL Player Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Projections: Thursday (10/19)
In the spring of 2023, analysts at BettingPros began using their own projection model for NHL player props and tested it throughout the NHL Playoffs. The model focuses on the prop markets available on the BettingPros NHL Player Props page. With some adjustments and tweaks, the model ended up at +25.6 units in just the five games of the Stanley Cup Final series.
So we’re bringing it back for the entire 2023-2024 season and will be providing our favorite player prop bets from the NHL slate each day. We’ll post our favorite bets in the BettingPros Discord, which is free to join and filled with info from some of the sharpest analysts in the field. We also just started BettingPros NHL Prop Bet group where you can make bets without having to wager money, but you can compete against fellow NHL enthusiasts.
Thursday’s Best NHL Player Prop Bets
It’s a massive slate, which just means more opportunities to cash. I’ve narrowed it down to 20, but you can follow me on BettingPros to see others that I’m playing. They are in ascending order of odds. Full disclosure: I am an Oilers fan, and I typically stay away from betting them because their odds are often outrageous. However, there are some plays with high odds I like today.
If you have any questions or see a late injury or line change, don’t hesitate to message me @thewonkypenguin on Twitter, and I’ll make sure to update the post/projections accordingly. Keep an eye on my Twitter for additional recommendations, especially goalie props that don’t typically come out until closer to puck drop. Blocks are also late today.
Best of luck to you with your wagers. Let’s win some money!
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
Season record: 56-42
| Player | Team | Prop | Odds | Units | To Win |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | o0.5 P | -150 | 3 | 2 |
| Cale Makar | COL | o0.5 A | -150 | 2 | 1.33 |
| Mikael Backlund | CGY | o2.5 SOG | -145 | 2 | 1.37 |
| Kevin Fiala | LAK | o2.5 SOG | -145 | 2 | 1.37 |
| Travis Konecny | PHI | o2.5 SOG | -140 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Barrett Hayton | ARI | u2.5 SOG | -135 | 1.35 | 1 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | MIN | o0.5 P | -135 | 1.35 | 1 |
| Jeff Skinner | BUF | o0.5 P | -130 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | o3.5 SOG | -125 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Cam Atkinson | PHI | o2.5 SOG | -120 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | Anytime goal | -115 | 1.15 | 1 |
| Mikko Rantanen | COL | o3.5 SOG | -115 | 1.15 | 1 |
| Shea Theodore | VEG | u2.5 SOG | -115 | 1.15 | 1 |
| Vincent Trochek | NYR | o2.5 SOG | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Nikita Kucherov | TBL | o1.5 P | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Hayes | STL | o0.5 P | 105 | 1 | 1.05 |
| Leon Draisaitl | EDM | o1.5 P | 124 | 1 | 1.24 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | o1.5 P | 140 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Zach Hyman | EDM | Anytime goal | 150 | 1 | 1.5 |
| David Pastrnak | BOS | o1.5 P | 150 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Evander Kane | EDM | Anytime goal | 175 | 0.6 | 1.05 |
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