NHL Picks for Today 12/4/2024: NHL Predictions

On Wednesday there are 4 games on the NHL schedule including 2 in the Los Angeles metropolitan area with the Kings welcoming the Stars to crypto.com Arena in LA and the Ducks hosting the Golden Knights at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Here are our betting previews for the 4 skates along with moneyline and totals odds, starting times, records, trends, and picks and predictions from the Sides, Totals, and Puck Line markets with many teams playing more unders than Overs in the last 2 to 3 weeks.

Bruins vs Blackhawks Prediction

The Bruins (12-11-3, 5-5-2 on Road) head to the Windy City to face Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks (8-14-2, 4-6-0 at Home), now the owners of the worst record in the NHL (19 points). Boston is 4-2 in its last 6 overall and has played 6 Unders, 3 Overs and a Push with 5 Unders in the last 6, Chicago  is 3-6-1-0 in its last 10 (-$146) and have played 8 Unders and 2 Overs and scored just 2, 3, and 1 Goals in its last 3. The last 10 series meetings show the Bruins are 8-2 in the last 10 and have won 4 of the last 5 on the Road at the United Center in Chicago. In the last two meetings, the B’s have allowed just one Goal (3-1, 3-0), so this Bruins vs Blackhawks pick will be to take David Pastrnak (23 points), Brad Marchand (17 points) and the Road team and favor recency bias. Pick: Bruins -164

Predators vs Maple Leafs Prediction

The Maple Leafs (14-7-2, 10-3-0 at Home) have been playing some really inspired hockey of late (8-2-0 L10) while the Predators (7-12-6, 2-6-4 on Road) have hit the skids once again (2-3-5) and have lost 5 of their last 10 in OT or a SO. Slumping Nashville is 2-3-5-0 in its last 10 (-$642), losing 4 straight and has played 8 Unders in 10 games, 3 straight. Toronto is an impressive +$407 over its last 10 and is 6-1 in its last 7. The last 10 meetings in this series reveal that Toronto is 3-1 the last 4 and have won 3 straight at Home vs Nashville (9 GF-3 GA). The Predators vs Maple Leafs pick is for Auston Matthews and the homeboys to roll here in the 5th straight Under in the inter-conference series. With Matthews back healthy and in the lineup, this will be a team no one wants to play in December Picks: Maple Leafs -162, Under 6.5

Stars vs Kings Prediction

The two 2nd place teams in the Western Conference, the Kings (15-7-0, 8-2-1 at Home) and Stars (15-8-0, 5-6-0 on Road) meet at crypto.com Arena on Tuesday evening. Dallas is 7-3-0-0 in its last 10 (+164) and has won 3 straight. Los Angeles has also won 3 straight and has gone 3-6-1 in its last 10 in the Totals market, so there has been a Trend of Unders throughout the league. The last 10 meetings in this series show that Matt Duchene (12 Goals, 15 Assists, 27 Points), Mason Marchment (10 Goals, 14 assists, 24 points) and Dallas are a profitable 8-2 winning 4 in a row (15 GF-3) in games where Los Angeles has only mustered 0, 1, 1, and 1 Goal as Jake Oettinger has been dominant. The Under is 8-2 over that span and has won 5 consecutive skates. These Stars vs Kings picks will choose to back those powerful Trends and back Dallas and the Under. This is the best game of the night. Picks: Stars -120, Under 5.5

Golden Knights vs Ducks Prediction

This Pacific Division showdown sees the Golden Knights (15-7-3, 6-4-3 on Road) in Anaheim to trade elbows with the Ducks (10-10-3, 5-7-1 at Home) in a series which has been dominated by VGK since they expanded into the NHL. Vegas is 6-3-0-1 in its last 10 (+$101) while Anaheim is an impressive 6-3-1-0 in its last 10 (+$661) and has also played many Unders (7-3-0 L10), Although the last 10 series meetings only show the Golden Knights are only 6-4, lifetime they are 26-8 vs Anaheim, averaging 3,6 gpg to the Ducks 2.2 gpg. The Under is 7-3 in the span and has won 2 straight times in the Totals marketplace. This Golden Knights vs Ducks prediction will be for Jack Eichel (36 points), Ivan Barbashev (27 points), and Mark Stone (21 points) and visitors Vegas to win once again here against Troy Terry (19 points) and the Not-So-Mighty-Ducks. Pick: Golden Knights -172