The preseason is nearly over, which means that the 2018-19 NHL season is drawing close , and sports bettors looking for a few alternate wagering opportunities for the upcoming effort are in luck.
Parity is anyplace in hockey, so forecasting what’s going to take place before the year begins is tough. But online sportsbook BetOnline is gearing up for the new season by releasing OVER/UNDER point totals for each NHL team.
Jets, Leafs and lightning projected to have years The Tampa Bay Lightning (O/U 107.5 points), Toronto Maple Leafs (O/U 106.5) and Winnipeg Jets (106.5) have the highest OVER/UNDER amounts in the opinion of oddsmakers, which isn’t much of a surprise. On the heels of its trip to the Eastern Conference final in the last four decades, Tampa Bay is returning largely the exact same roster and is a very popular pick from many pundits to catch the second Stanley Cup in franchise history.
The Leafs will be the standalone Cup favorites, as the accession of John Tavares into an already talented team has Toronto lovers dreaming of a parade down Yonge Street in the not-too-distant future. Winnipeg ran to a Vegas Golden Knights buzzsaw in the Western Conference final last year, but the Jets look like they’re for real and figure to be a contender in the West for the near future.
Senators, Red Wings and fans might be in for a long season
A year and a half removed from an appearance in the conference finals, matters couldn’t have gone worse for the Ottawa Senators. The Sens, that possess the smallest season point total on the board at 70.5, are a wreck at the moment after trading disgruntled superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson to San Jose. It is going to be a very hard season for Senators fans, and I expect the UNDER 70.5 number to find a significant amount of traction at the book.
The Senators’ O/U 70.5 Points Total Is The Lowest In The NHL.
Rangers and the Red Wings are not in the same state of disarray as the Sens, but items are not exactly peachy in Detroit and the Big Apple either. The Red Wings were praised for their draft by snagging Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno at the first round and made a few moves in free agency by bringing Thomas Vanek and signing up Jonathan Bernier to rear up Jimmy Howard, but the club remains projected to finish near the bottom of the standings. Detroit and New York have the next-lowest point total on the board at 75.5.
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