Top NHL GIFT & Anytime Goal Scorer Prop Bet Picks: Wednesday (12/4)
Betting the GIFT (Goal In First Ten) is simple. Pick whether or not a game will have a goal scored in the first 10 minutes of play (00:00-09:59). It's that easy and all you have to do is root for anyone to score and you win. It is one area of hockey betting that has a high success rate league-wide with 81.25% of the league currently cashing at 50% or better this season. By the end of the season, that number should be upwards of 90% meaning there is plenty of money left to be made from GIFTs this season.
Anytime Goal Scorer props are even easier. Pick a player to score and if they light the lamp at any point, you win!
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Wednesday’s Best GIFT & Anytime Goal Scorer Prop Bets
2024 Record: 46-58-1 | GIFT Record: 21-14 | ATG Record: 25-44-1 | Last: 1-2 | Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks
The Bruins will send out Jeremy Swayman to guard the twine. The 26-year-old is 7-9-2, carrying a 3.09 GAA and a .892 Save% this season. The Bs are 13-14 cashing the GIFT this season, with five GIFT cashes away from TD Garden. The GIFT is 4-1 in Boston’s last five games and 6-4 in their last 10.
On the opposite end of the rink, Chicago will roll out Petr Mrazek to tend the twine. The 32-year-old is 8-8-1, carrying a 2.93 GAA and a .913 Save% this season. The Hawks are 14-11 cashing the GIFT this season, with seven cashes in 10 games (.700) on the friendly United Center ice. The GIFT is 4-1 in Chicago’s last five games and 8-2 in their last 10.
These teams’ combined 27-25 (.620) record cashing the GIFT this season along with a combined 12-9 record in these home/road conditions, so this prop has value given the relatively high -135 return.
Pick: Goal In First Ten (-135)
Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Predators will send out Juuse Saros to guard the twine. The 29-year-old is 6-10-5, carrying a 2.62 GAA and a .911 Save% this season. The Preds are 15-10 cashing the GIFT this season, with eight GIFT cashes in 12 games (.667) away from Bridgestone Arena. The GIFT is 4-1 in Nashville’s last five games and 7-3 in their last 10.
On the opposite end of the rink, Toronto will roll out Joseph Woll to tend the twine. The 26-year-old is 6-2-0, carrying a 2.13 GAA and a .923 Save% this season. The Leafs are 12-12 cashing the GIFT this season, with six cashes on the friendly Scotiabank Arena ice. The GIFT is 3-2 in Toronto’s last five games.
Given these teams’ combined 27-22 (.551) record cashing the GIFT this season, including a 14-12 record in these home/road conditions, this prop should have no problem hitting.
Pick: Goal In First Ten (-154)
GIFT Parlay Odds: +187
Anytime Goal Scorer Picks
William Nylander (+135) – 7G in L12, 6G in L9 at home, 11-of-15 G (.733) at home, 15G (t-6th in NHL)
Frank Vatrano (+215) – 2G in L1, 4G in L4, 3G in L3 at home, 4-of-6 (.667) G at home, G vs. VGK on Nov. 13
ATG Parlay Odds: +640
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