It’s Labor Day weekend, and believe it or not but the calendar is turning to September on Monday. That’s when NHL training camps open up, it won’t be much longer now before another season is upon us. As such, some season point totals are coming out. This one is from FanDuel. Granted, betting sites want […]
It’s Labor Day weekend, and believe it or not but the calendar is turning to September on Monday. That’s when NHL training camps open up, it won’t be much longer now before another season is upon us.
As such, some season point totals are coming out. This one is from FanDuel.
Granted, betting sites want equal action on both sides, but they also need some degree of accuracy to profit.
A lot of the above make sense, but find me feeling like a Grinch wanting to be more confident about calling out unders, rather than the other way around.
For instance, I’ve been down on Calgary (they recorded 96 points last season but had a negative goal differential) and there’s no outsmarting the books to bake in a downturn for them in 2025-26. 85 seems like a good number, but I’d still go under.
Similarly, 95 points for Utah next year? Maybe it’s coming together, but that’s a pretty healthy total, in a super, super tough division. I’m getting excited about the Central, other than Chicago the rest of the teams are pretty good on paper at least and have the competitive desires to be something. Most expect that Nashville might fall off, but someone else in that Utah/Minnesota/St. Louis tier is going to be disappointed. Maybe it’s goaltending or coaching, but I think that Utah is getting the shorter end of the stick relative to that competition.
I’d also run say under Florida 107 points. They’re a flashy team with the two Cups and casuals might see that as an over, but Matthew Tkachuk is expected out until about January. The Panthers know how to pace themselves and that the regular season really doesn’t matter to them, aside from being good enough to qualify for the playoffs — which won’t be a challenge for them. They have playoff mettle, and sight unseen I’d probably chose them now to win at least 2-3 playoff rounds, but I don’t see them having such an excellent regular season.
As far as overs go, from this line I think I’d go Detroit (84) and Buffalo (81). Buffalo always breaks hearts but I think they can clear 81 points, even if narrowly. The Red Wings will have John Gibson and if he plays well they could push up towards 90ish points.
In the last weeks of the off-season it can be fun to look over the over and unders for predictions, what stands out to you?
Category: General Sports
