NHL Odds, Picks & Predictions for Monday: Jets vs. Stars (10/17)

After a full day off in the league, we have a large slate to start the season’s first week. We’ve taken advantage of huge mismatches and will do it again today. We also have some high-scoring and defensive centric to highlight in today’s best bets. Let’s take a deeper look at our favorite pick of Jets vs. Stars.

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NHL Odds, Picks & Predictions for Monday: Jets vs. Stars

Winnipeg Jets (+118) vs. Dallas Stars (-142) o/u 6  (-118/-104)

The Jets have shown a strong defense to start the season. In their last game, they looked great against the Rangers, allowing just one goal and  2.26 expected goals against in 5-on-5 time. Connor Hellebuyck should get the start and was in the crease for that game and stopped 40 of 41 shots.

The Stars are another team that emphasizes defense and has been successful, and they are ninth in expected goals when it's 5-on-5. Jake Oettinger will be on the crease, and he's also been outstanding this season and is allowing 1.00 GAA, and his .968 save percentage is fourth-best in the league.

I’d love both defenses and goaltenders to play tough, and we should see a low-scoring game.

Pick: Under 6 (-104)

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