The Toronto Maple Leafs receive a significant boost to their lineup on Saturday with the return of Auston Matthews.
The pregame narrative: Matthews missed nine games for Toronto while tending to an upper-body injury. The team’s captain is back, though, and will aim to help his team beat a familiar foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Let’s take a look at his player betting odds for tonight’s game.
Check out our Matthews props for November 30 below.
Auston Matthews props
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| Matthews prop markets | Betting odds |
| Matthews to score a goal | -106 |
| Matthews to score 2+ goals | +510 |
| Matthews to score 1+ points | -275 |
| Matthews to not score 1+ points | +200 |
| Matthews to score 2+ points | +185 |
| Matthews to not score 2+ points | -245 |
| Matthews to score 3+ points | +600 |
| Matthews over 4.5 shots | +140 |
| Matthews under 4.5 shots | -182 |
NHL odds as of 10:18 a.m. ET on 11/30/2024.
It’s been a minute since Matthews suited up for Toronto, so let’s refresh you on how he was doing before his upper-body injury,
The Maple Leafs captain was off to a quiet start by his standards. He had five goals and 11 points through 13 contests. Perhaps this upper-body injury contributed to his slowish start? It’s hard to tell as the team has been very mum on the matter.
Matthews did dress for Toronto’s lone game against Tampa Bay this campaign and it was one of his best performances of the season. He fired off six shots and tallied a goal in 5-2 win.
How should bettors wager on Matthews in his return? See my best bet below.
Best Matthews prop bet
Best Bet: Matthews to score (-106)
I’ll take the bait.
I’m assuming the Maple Leafs superstar is healthy in this game. Toronto won seven of nine games without him, affording Matthews the luxury to rest without worrying about his team’s spot in the standings.
Although Matthews’ goal and point outputs were underwhelming, he generated a solid amount of shots per game. His 12.4 shots per 60 are only slightly below his 13.0 and 13.1 marks from each of the last two seasons.
The captain’s shot numbers dipped after his first six games, too, which could be related to his injury totals.
- 34 shots in his first six games (5.7 shots per game, three goals)
- 22 shots in his last seven games (3.1 shots per game, two goals)
If Matthews looks more like the player he was at the very beginning of this season, he should be able to pepper Andrei Vaslievskiy (tonight’s presumed starter) and beat him.
Key stat: Matthews has four goals in his last five games against Tampa Bay.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.