Mar 9, 2023
Morning Coffee: Miller Makes His 700th Career Game A Memorable One
J.T. Miller made his 700th career NHL game a memorable one. If you read Wednesday’s Morning Coffee and tailed the FanDuel Best Bet, then you were right there with me cheering Miller on during his milestone contest.This is the Morning Coffee for Thursday March 9th, 2023.
J.T. Miller made his 700th career NHL game a memorable one.
If you read Wednesday’s Morning Coffee and tailed the FanDuel Best Bet, then you were right there with me cheering Miller on during his milestone contest.
Miller over 2.5 shots on goal cashed.
Miller over 3.5 shots on goal cashed.
Meanwhile, if you bet on Miller anytime goal, Miller 2+ goals or Miller to score and the Vancouver Canucks to win, then you were a winner.
With his overtime winner, Miller tied Sami Salo for the third-most OT winners in franchise history with seven, trailing only Daniel Sedin (16) and Brendan Morrison (9).
Miller has now gone over 2.5 shots on goal in 10 of his past 12 games overall.
We’ll have to wait until Saturday night to get another look at Miller’s shots on goal prop when the Canucks host the Ottawa Senators.
However, we are going right back to the shots on goal market with our FanDuel Best Bet for tonight’s NHL slate.
This is the Morning Coffee for Thursday March 9th, 2023.
J.T. Miller Makes His 700th Career Game A Memorable One
Miller’s multi-goal performance lifted the Canucks to their third straight win.
It was Vancouver’s 17th comeback win of the season.
Only the New Jersey Devils (21), Toronto Maple Leafs (20), Pittsburgh Penguins (19) and Boston Bruins (18) have more.
The Canucks improved to 6-2-1 over their previous nine games.
They’ve been the underdog in seven of those nine contests.
While Vancouver has been red-hot of late, it’s a case of too little, too late when it comes to the Western Conference playoff picture.
However, the Canucks are focused on the long-term picture under new head coach in Rick Tocchet, and they will have another opportunity to play spoiler when they host the Senators on Saturday night.
Jets’ Playoff Odds Take Another Hit
Winnipeg Jets on the money line was the most popular NHL bet at FanDuel at this time on Wednesday morning.
Unfortunately for anyone who bet it, the Jets fell short once again.
Ryan Hartman scored the game-winning goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves, and the Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg 4-2 to extend the league’s longest active point streak to 11 games in a row.
Minnesota is 9-0-2 dating back to February 17th.
The Wild are +1800 to miss the playoffs at FanDuel.
Meanwhile, the Jets fell to 2-7-2 over their past 11 games.
Winnipeg went from +196 to +150 to miss the playoffs at FanDuel following their latest loss.
Their schedule isn’t about to get any easier either, as they head on the road to face the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes, before returning home to host the Boston Bruins.
From a betting perspective, the biggest story from last night’s game was the total.
Minnesota games had gone under in eight straight and 16 of their previous 18 entering last night’s contest.
The Jets are one of two teams with a better record towards the under than the Wild this season.
Mason Shaw’s insurance goal with 38 seconds left in regulation pushed the total over 5.5.
That’s a tough result for anyone who bet the under.
Kawhi Still Perfect Versus Raptors Since Title Win
Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their playoff push with a 108-100 win over the Toronto Raptors last night.
Leonard led all scorers with 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals in the victory.
Leonard improved to 6-0 straight up against the Raptors since Toronto’s championship season.
With the loss, the Raptors fell to 9-5 over their previous 14 games.
Toronto was -144 to make the playoffs at FanDuel entering last night’s contest.
We’ll keep an eye out for an updated number for the Raptors’ latest odds to make the playoffs at FanDuel throughout the day.
A FanDuel Best Bet For Thursday Night
The Boston Bruins can enter the record books tonight against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Bruins can become the fastest team in NHL history to reach 50 wins in a season.
They can also become the first team to clinch a playoff spot with a victory and some help around the league.
It’s a match-up between the two highest scoring teams in the league.
In terms of a FanDuel Best Bet, I like Jake DeBrusk over 2.5 shots on goal at -135.
DeBrusk has failed to reach 3+ shots on goal in three straight games, landing on 0, 2 and 2 in those contests.
He’s failed to reach 3+ shots on goal in four straight games only once this season, and he’s never gone five in a row without 3+ shots on goal.
When these teams met in Edmonton two weeks ago, DeBrusk led Boston with six shots on goal on nine attempts.
After going five straight games without a goal, DeBrusk should get his opportunities tonight against the Oilers.
I’ll make DeBrusk over 2.5 shots on goal -135 my FanDuel Best Bet for Thursday night in the NHL.
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