Daily NHL Betting Guide: October 17

Getting a little skin in the game can make watch NHL hockey even more exciting.

During the 2021-22 season, Daily Faceoff will help you become an improved bettor thanks to this betting model and our betting tools.

Each day we will look at each game, the Sportsbook Odds (via PointsBet), and the odds of each team winning based on the model created by Philip Bulsink. Based on those two numbers, we can quickly identify which teams we need to bet on, which teams to avoid and which lines to keep an eye on throughout the day.

You can quickly determine which teams are the best bets by following this simple table:

All “Recommended Bets” are 1 unit wagers.

I will also provide some analysis on the best bets and update this post throughout the day to point out big injury news, lineup changes, and backup goalies starting.

The number to keep an eye on is the “Diff.” which is the percentage difference between the model’s projected Win% and the projected Win% based on PointsBet odds. To find out how odds turn into percentages, use our Odds Calculator.

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October 17th, 2021

Line to Watch

Dallas Stars (@ OTT)

There’s only one game on the schedule during this NFL Sunday but the model likes the look of the Stars a little bit. The model thinks they are a definite 1 unit bet if you can find them around -115 but you are taking on some added risk at their current PointsBet line (-136).