The Edmonton Oilers, spearheaded by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, are set to take the ice against Brayden Point, Yanni Gourde, the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena for an East-West showdown. The match gets started at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 6, and you’ll be able to catch it live on NBC Sports Network.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
With a moneyline of -180, Tampa Bay heads into the game as the substantial favorite. The line for Edmonton sits at +160 and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -110 money on the over and -110 on the under.
Tampa Bay is 10-4 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.3 units for moneyline bettors this season. That winning percentage, ranked second in the NHL in this young season, is right in line with the 54-28 record the team produced during last year’s regular season campaign. Of the team’s 14 regular season outings, eight have gone under the total, while six have gone over and none have pushed. The team is 5-2 SU at home this year.
The Lightning have converted on 26.5 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s good enough for sixth-best in the league. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked third overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 90.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 28.6 saves per game with a .935 save percentage, Andrei Vasilevskiy (7-3-1) has been the top option in goal for Tampa Bay this season. If the Bolts, however, choose to rest him, Tampa Bay might turn to Louis Domingue (3-1-1 record, .885 save percentage, 3.77 goals against average).
On the other hand, Edmonton is 8-6 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.0 units this season. A total of seven of its matches have gone under the total, while six have gone over and none have pushed. As an away team so far, the Oilers are 5-3 SU.
The Oilers have converted on 22.0 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 28th overall and it’s successfully defended 72.1 percent of all penalties.
Cam Talbot (.899 save percentage and 2.93 goals against average) has been the main option in goal for Edmonton. Talbot is averaging 25.8 saves per game and owns a 5-6-1 record.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Free Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Lightning, O/U – Over
Click Here to Start Betting Today!
Notes
Betting Trends
After going 6-2 in games decided by a shootout last year, the Lightning are off to a 1-0 start in shootouts this season. The Oilers were 5-1 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five matchups.
Edmonton skaters notched 26.0 hits per game last season, while the Bolts forced 22.6 hits per matchup.
+++++
