The Golden Knights host the Oilers in the NHL nightcap, with the series squared at two apiece. Ahead of a huge Game 5, the best hockey player on the planet is seeing some lofty NHL player prop lines, and OddsShopper has identified some spots where bettors can take advantage. Let’s get into the best Oilers-Golden Knights bet for Friday night.
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Best Oilers-Golden Knights Bet: Connor McDavid Lines Soaring
Unsurprisingly, basically no one on tonight’s NHL slate has their assist line set at 1.5 — the reason being that it is ludicrous to count on most players getting two assists in one game. All but one plays has a line of 0.5 assists.
Connor McDavid is a bit of a different animal, having recorded at least two assists four times in 10 tries this postseason, but even so, 1.5 is really pushing it. McDavid only hit this over in 25.6% of games and averaged 1.09 assists per game in the regular season. Again, those numbers are ridiculous and one of the reasons McDavid was the runaway winner of the Art Ross Trophy (and soon the Hart Trophy) — but even as the most superpowered player on the planet, it is tough to play an over on 1.5 assists.
As such, the under has been juiced to -164 at PointsBet. And even with those short odds, OddsShopper views the under as the best NHL player prop of the day, giving it a 5% ROI on a 65% win expectancy. This ultimately leads to a 5.38% osBet percentage (recommended bank roll allocation). Now, the No. 2 play on the board is a McDavid over for his shots, so those who want to back McDavid tonight have an outlet there. But as for this lofty assists prop, the under has to be the move.
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Best Oilers-Golden Knights NHL Bet: Connor McDavid Under 1.5 Assists (-164, PointsBet)
