NHL Top Pick for Today
Ducks vs. Canucks: Canucks -1.5 (+115) at Bet365
Using OddsTrader’s computer picks, we placed tonight’s best bet based on the information generated.
With just three games on today’s NHL betting slate, our computer believes the best value matchup to be the Vancouver Canucks on home ice taking on the Anaheim Ducks.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 – 10:00 PM EST at Rogers Arena
Anaheim on Back-to-Back
The Anaheim Ducks faced the Seattle Kraken on the road last night in a game in which they eventually lost 5-2, leaving the Ducks third from bottom in the Western Conference.
It’s an intriguing battle in the Western Conference to see who will finish last as the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks all battle it out with just one point separating all three teams.
Despite losing on the road last night, the Ducks have improved their away form in recent weeks having gone 5-5 over their previous 10 road games compared to going 3-13 in their previous 19.
As underdogs, Anaheim has gone 17-41-8 this season, and their return on investment on the moneyline overall this season is currently -14.86%.
Canucks Unbeaten as Heavy Favorites
Although Vancouver is amongst the worst teams in the NHL this season, they have been able to score the 11th most amount of goals this season coming in with 3.09, but they falter defensively allowing 3.87 goals per game which are the second lowest in the league behind the Ducks.
With that said, Vancouver has been impressive as heavy favorites winning every game they have played in as -200 moneyline favorites and tonight they are as low as -250 with some sportsbooks. The Canucks come into this game having had extra days of rest over their opponents.
This team had been through the ringer lately and they are hopeful to finish the season on a high. A win tonight would see them go 3-0, which would be their joint-best winning streak this season. Since the hiring of coach Rick Tocchet the Canucks are 8-7-2.
Stats and Trends
Anaheim Ducks
- Anaheim is 12-4 in their last 16 games against Vancouver.
- Anaheim is 1-4 in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division.
- The total has gone over in 4 of Anaheim’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver.
Vancouver Canucks
- The total has gone over in 5 of Vancouver’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference.
- Vancouver is 10-4 in their last 14 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division.
- The total has gone over in 10 of Vancouver’s last 14 games.
The Pick
The Ducks might have improved slightly in recent weeks and the Vancouver Canucks might be a disaster of an organization right now (at least behind the scenes) but they are still the much better team of the two, and on home ice, our computer predicts them to get the job done.
The computer predicts the Canucks can win by 2+ goals and we are more than happy to take them at +115 to cover the -1.5 PK line as they face one of the worst defensive and offensive teams in the league.
The Ducks have a -99 plus/minus record this season, which is the worst in the league, and have also had the league’s 4th worst ATS record, whilst opponents Vancouver have seen the 7th best ATS record in the NHL and more importantly are 7-0-1 against Western Conference teams as the pre-game favorite.
The Canukcs bet Anaheim 8-5 when these teams last met at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
Final Score Prediction: Anaheim Ducks 2 – Vancouver Canukcs 4
NHL Pick: Canucks -1.5 (+115) at Bet365
