{"id":305589,"date":"2024-10-31T11:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=305589"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:38:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:38:56","slug":"maple-leafs-props-vs-kraken-october-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maple-leafs-props-vs-kraken-october-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs props vs. Kraken Oct. 31: Target Matthews and Tavares on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Seattle Kraken on Halloween night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Leafs have been inconsistent this season so it&#8217;s hard to pick a side. However, I can back the over in a matchup between two shaky goalies. I&#8217;m also taking Auston Matthews to score and John Tavares to record a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our Maple Leafs props vs. Kraken for the game on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maple Leafs props vs. Kraken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/events\/7783372\">NHL betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> <strong>Matthews to score (-134):<\/strong> There is a fair amount of juice on this play but Matthews is one player who deserves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s newest captain led the league with 69 goals last season. In six career games vs. the Kraken, Matthews has six goals and 11 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hasn&#8217;t had the same start to the season that he had last year, but his 8.5% shooting percentage would be the worst of his career, by far (career 16.0% shooting percentage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of that, I&#8217;m looking to buy in on Matthews before he gets hot and his price becomes unplayable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Matthews leads the NHL in shots (47) and is second in expected goals (7.5) per MoneyPuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tavares to score 1+ point (-154):<\/strong> If the last play carried too much juice then look away, but I think the price is worth it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavares has a point in seven of nine games this season and is coming into tonight on a five-game point streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former captain has the benefit of skating on the first powerplay unit with Toronto&#8217;s top offensive players. Despite that, he only has two PP points this season so there&#8217;s still room for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He continues to be on a line with William Nylander which is excellent for his production and newcomer Max Pacioretty is another veteran winger who scored close to a PPG in his last healthy season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL picks made at 10:36 a.m. ET on 10\/31\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Seattle Kraken on Halloween night. The pregame narrative: The Leafs have been inconsistent this season so it&#8217;s hard to pick a side. However, I can back the over in a matchup between two shaky goalies. I&#8217;m also taking Auston Matthews to score and John Tavares to record a point. 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