Top NHL GIFT & Anytime Goal Scorer Prop Bet Picks: Tuesday (3/4)
Betting the GIFT (Goal In First Ten) is simple. Pick whether or not a game will have a goal scored in the first 10 minutes of play (00:00-09:59). It's that easy and all you have to do is root for anyone to score and you win. It is an area of hockey betting with a high success rate league-wide, with over 87% of the league currently cashing at 50% or better this season. By the end of the season, that number should be even closer to 90% meaning there is still plenty of money left to be made from GIFTs this season.
Anytime Goal Scorer props are even easier. Pick a player to score and if they light the lamp at any point, you win!
Saturday night we cashed my “Double Alex” parlay to the tune of +467!
My published picks are 60-36 (.625) since Nov. 23, including a stellar 27-6 (.818) record cashing GIFTs and a 33-31 (.516) record on ATGs. Let’s roll!
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Tuesday’s Best GIFT & Anytime Goal Scorer Prop Bets
2024-25 Record: 98-89-1 | GIFT Record: 43-20 | ATG Record: 55-71-1 | Last: 2-1 | Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
The Sharks are expected to send out Vitek Vanecek to guard the crease. The 29-year-old Czech comes in at 3-10-3, carrying a 3.89 GAA and an .882 Save% this season. San Jose is 40-22 (.645) cashing the GIFT this season, including a 20-13 record (.606) away from SAP Center at San Jose. The Sea Dogs have covered the GIFT in eight of Vanecek’s last 11 starts.
On the opposite end of the ice, Buffalo will likely roll out Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to defend the net. The 25-year-old Finn is 20-17-4, carrying a 3.01 GAA and an .894 Save% this season. The Sabres are 39-20 (.661) cashing the GIFT this season with a 22-9 record (.710) on the friendly Nationwide Arena ice. The Charging Buffalo have cashed the GIFT in four of their last five games and seven of their last 10 overall.
These teams’ combined 79-42 record (.653) cashing the GIFT this season and this includes a 42-22 (.656) in these home/road conditions should give new meaning to the nickname “Light City” tonight!
Pick: Goal In First Ten (-160)
Anytime Goal Scorer Picks
Valeri Nichushkin (+170) – G in L1, 9G in L14, G vs. PIT on Dec. 10, Birthday Boy! (30)
Jackson LaCombe (+750) – 2G in L2, G vs. EDM on Jan. 3, +750 is crazy value here!
“Nich-Jackson, I Am For Real” ATG Parlay Odds: +2195
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