Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens odds, picks and prediction
The Edmonton Oilers (21-13-0) open up a two-game set on the road against the Montreal Canadiens (14-8-9) Monday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Bell Centre. Below, we analyze the Oilers-Canadiens odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Oilers at Canadiens: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line : Oilers +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Canadiens -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS : Oilers +1.5 (-275) | Canadiens -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under : 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Oilers at Canadiens: Projected starting goalies
Mike Smith (11-3-0, 2.34 GAA, .922 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Carey Price (10-5-5, 2.71 GAA, .903 SV%)
Smith enters on a two-game win streak after topping the Winnipeg Jets Saturday in Edmonton. He allowed 2 goals on 31 shots in that outing. The last time he faced the Canadiens (Feb. 11) at Bell Centre, he turned aside all 38 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season.
Price has been a little shaky across his past two starts, coughing up 4 goals in each outing. He won 5-4 in a shootout Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks, but he saved just 14 of the 18 shots he faced. In his only start against the Oilers Jan. 16 in Edmonton, he picked up the win by stopping 34 of the 35 shots he faced.
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Oilers at Canadiens: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oilers 4, Canadiens 3
Money line (ML)
The OILERS (+105) are a value play on the road, as I just don't like the way Price is playing lately. Toss in the fact Smith blanked the Habs in his only previous meeting this season, and Edmonton certainly has the makings of a live underdog on the road.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Oilers +1.5 (-275) are just too expensive on the puck line, as they will cost you nearly three times your potential return.
Edmonton is a money line value play at plus-money on the road, so there is no reason for insurance.
PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 6.5 (-105) is worth playing lightly in this battle in Montreal.
Price has allowed 4 goals in each of his past two outings, and he has looked very shaky in each contest. As for the Oilers, they are on a 6-1-1 Over run in their past eight games as underdogs, while going 4-1 against the number in their past five against losing teams.
The Over is also 11-5-1 in the past 17 head-to-head meetings in Montreal.
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