Happy holidays, my dear sports betting enthusiasts! In this article I reveal my top NHL picks for Wednesday, December 27th.
For their return to the NHL after Christmas, the San Jose Sharks will play in Los Angeles with +2.5 goals.
For those of you who are less familiar with this type of bet, which we call “Puck Line” in English, +2.5 means we add 2.5 San Jose goals to determine if the bet wins or loses.
In other words, this bet will win if the Sharks win the game or if they lose by one or two goals.
A well-timed vacation
After a surprisingly good record of 6-3, the Sharks have now been beaten five times.
The Christmas holidays may have been good for them because it gave them the opportunity to collect themselves and regain some self-confidence.
On the other hand, the Kings are a pretty solid team, but they haven't been doing particularly well lately. In fact, Los Angeles has only won three times in their last seven games.
The Kings have had a strange start to the 2023-24 season. They were red hot on the road with a record of 13-1-1, which is incredible.
However, they struggled in front of their fans, as evidenced by the fact that they only won 6 out of 15 games at the Crypto.com Arena.
The Sharks can take advantage of this
I believe the Sharks can exploit Los Angeles' weakness at home by keeping them close enough to give us a winning bet.
About a week ago, the Kings beat those same Sharks 4-1. So the Sharks will look to avenge this loss and will be motivated to perform better after a 39-16 outshot.
Most people expect Los Angeles to beat the Sharks, but I'm not sure it will be a walk in the park for the Kings after the Christmas break.
For this reason, I'm taking San Jose at +2.5 goals, with the odds varying in decimal between 1.67 and 1.77.