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Best NHL Playoffs Betting Picks and Parlays: Saturday May 22, 2021
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Written by Ryan Leaver, Senior Sports and Betting Editor
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs continue and we're looking to make bank with our daily picks!
It's Saturday May 22, and, as always, we've simulated all of tonight's games 10,000 times each determining where the value lies for bettors across the United States.
With NHL betting picks, probabilities, odds and predicted scores featured each and every day, check out our top plays for tonight's games.
Your game not here? Find out who we're betting on in every game via our NHL Bet Hub where we deliver you predictions and suggested bets, based on the edge we've identified against the sportsbooks' odds.
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Here is what the data is telling us for tonight's NHL games ⏬
Panthers @ Lightning
BET: 🔥 Lightning at the moneyline with William Hill (-141)
📈 57% probability
Florida were able to push the reigning champs all the way to overtime in Game 3 of this series, claiming the win and going 2-1, but our data is expecting a response from Tampa when the two clash later today. -141 is great odds for the superior team.
MORE: Panthers @ Lightning predictions
Penguins @ Islanders
BET: 🔥 Total goals OVER 5.5 with PointsBet (+115)
📈 2.3% edge against the sportsbooks' odds
When we talk about edges on the sportsbooks' odds, this is a great example. In Game 2 of this series, the Islanders and Penguins combined for 9 goals to prove that these two styles can mesh together and produce a high scoring game of hockey. Yet, the 'books are giving us plus money for the Over? This is a case of following the form lines of the most recent contest, identifying the value and then betting it.
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MORE: Penguins @ Islanders predictions
Canadiens @ Maple Leafs
BET: 🔥 Maple Leafs at the moneyline with BetMGM (-169)
📈 60% probability
A tough game to bet on with not a lot of value on the board, so we're taking the safe moneyline play here and taking the best team in the North Division, the Maple Leafs, to tie the series against the Canadiens at 1-1. The two played out a low scoring affair to open the series, but Toronto's class should ooze here.
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MORE: Canadiens @ Maple Leafs predictions
NHL Playoffs Saturday Parlay
🔥 Lightning ML
🔥 Penguins/Islanders o5.5 goals
🔥 Maple Leafs ML
💰 Parlay with FanDuel Sportsbook (+466)
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Ryan Leaver uses advanced statistical models and simulations to predict outcomes and provide predictions for the NBA, NFL, college football, college basketball, and soccer. He offers detailed game previews, best bets, props, and futures articles.
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