Daily NHL Betting Guide: October 20

Getting a little skin in the game can make watching 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 20th, 2021

Lines to Watch

Boston Bruins (@ PHI)

The Bruins come into their second game of the season as road favourites (-136). With Martin Jones making his Flyers debut between the pipes and rookie sensation Jeremy Swayman going for the Bruins, they should have a distinct advantage in net. The model would prefer to see the line closer to -120 than -140 before recommending a bet but they are coming off of a decisive victory over the Stars in their opener, and have a good chance to make it two in a row tonight.