Hello and welcome everyone to thank God it’s the Friday edition of the NHL Best Bets on January 3, 2025! Happy New Year everyone as this is my first article back since making us all money on our Winter Classic NHL picks!

We hit the ground running in the new year with plenty of profit under our belts, but we aren’t satisfied one bit. Smaller slate tonight in the NHL but still some angles I love so check out the NHL best bets below and start the weekend off right!

 

 

 

NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 1/3

In this NHL best bets today article you will find a wide array of choices from some money lines and team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in NHL picks!

Now, let's dive into my expert NHL best bets today!

  • Regular Season Record: 113-87-1
  • Bankroll: +14.2 Units

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Canadiens vs. Blackhawks Prediction: Friday, December 3rd

It’s a new year but we are still picking on Chicago much like we did in 2024! They are just a new level of bad right now as they’ve lost 5 straight games and during that stretch were outscored 27-12! That’s not getting unlucky, that's getting blown out of the building, that's where the Canadiens come in tonight as they are rolling and winners of their last 7 in 10 games.

Montreal has been climbing up the standings for about a month now as they started slow but seem to have found something. Since the month of December began, they’ve only lost back to back games once and in every loss they have at least been competitive minus the 9-2 loss to the Penguins.

The Habs also rank middle of the pack in goals scored per game now which has risen a ton since October. All things being equal the Habs are a better team, and the sportsbooks are treating this matchup like a near toss-up, that’s tremendous value for us and Canadiens Money Line bettors.

 

 

 

Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 1/3