NHL Best Bets for October 22: Werenski’s Hot Hand and Eberle’s Streak
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Eric Kelly
- October 22, 2024
Top NHL Pick: Zach Werenski Over 3.5 Shots (+130) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
The Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t ready to roll over this season, and with one of their stars Zach Werenski firing on all cylinders, we are liking his odds at the top sportsbooks to bring his shooting gloves tonight.
Elsewhere in Seattle, Jordan Eberle looks to continue his goal scoring streak and we like the NHL betting odds available on him to do so on home ice tonight against a very beatable Colorado.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – 07:30 PM ET at Nationwide Arena
Werenski’s the Charm
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a slow start to the season going 2-3, but at least it’s better than 0-5 or 1-4. They have a decent starting point to the season and with a decent roster who knows how far they can go, don’t get us wrong we believe playoffs’ first round at best is about as far as they can go.
That said we do like some of their players and tonight the man we are targeting is Zach Werenski. The 27-year-old defenceman has started the season as he finished the last, as the Blue Jackets top shot taker and second highest points scorer on the team.
Werenski is no doubt a very strong two way defender and tonight we are targeting his shots total for plus money.
Zach Werenski Trends
- Werenski has ended the season as the Blue Jackets’ top shot taker in 3 of the previous 4 seasons.
- Werenski has had 306 points in 419 NHL career games during the regular season.
The Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs are strong opposition, but Werenski will still look to get his shots off and +130 NHL betting odds seems like a strong set of odds for a player who has done so in 2 of his 5 games played this season. He also ended two other games with 3 shots, which is a bet we also like and currently available at the top-rated sportsbooks for -120.
We like Werenski to have at least 3 shots in this game, but can see value in the over 3.5 shots line for +130, betable down to +115. In the previous ten games against Toronto, Werenski has averaged 2.9 shots per game.
NHL Pick: Zach Werenski Over 3.5 Shots (+130) at BetOnline
Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – 08:30 PM ET at Climate Pledge Arena
Eberle Can Deliver
Throughout his career, Jordan Eberle has never been anything amazing, but he has been consistent, and that’s what makes him so good, especially the way the 34-year-old has started this season with the Seattle Kraken.
For context, Eberle scored 21/20/17 goals in each of his first three seasons with Seattle, thus far this season Eberle has already scored 5 goals, and although regression is expected, he still should be on course to hit 27 league goals, which would make it his best season yet goalscoring wise for the Kraken.
Colorado has started the season very slow, going 2-4 (having started 0-4). They are allowing 5.1 goals per game and we believe at plus money Eberle’s value to stay hot tonight having now scored in the previous three games. Let’s not forget Eberle is also currently a respectably ranked joint 3rd top scorer in the league.
Jordan Eberle Trends
- Jordan Eberle has scored a career average of once every 3.68 games.
- Eberle has scored at least one goal in 4 of 6 games played.
- Interestingly Eberle has only scored once in his previous 10 games vs Colorado, let’s hope that changes tonight.
The Pick
Colorado is shipping way too many goals right now, and with Seattle being at home we like this spot for Eberle who has scored 4 of his 5 goals on home ice this season and also ended last season with more goals at home than on the road.
The odds are too juicy right now at +150 to not get involved with Eberle to stay hot on home ice against a very vulnerable Colorado team.
These NHL betting odds are available to bet down to as low as +130 before the value is lost.
NHL Pick: Jordan Eberle Anytime Goalscorer (+150) at BetOnline
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