{"id":316803,"date":"2024-12-23T12:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=316803"},"modified":"2024-12-23T12:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:36:26","slug":"nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-23-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL prop picks Dec. 23: Back Horvat, Michkov to get on the score sheet on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve picked out two props from Monday&#8217;s NHL slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Bo Horvat has good value to score in a <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">plus matchup<\/a> with the Buffalo Sabres. Elsewhere, I&#8217;m backing Matvei Michkov in an intrastate battle between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NHL prop picks<\/a> for Dec. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to<\/strong> <strong>full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/competitions\/10011\">NHL betting markets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:104269\">Embed: #104269<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Best bet<\/a>: Horvat to score 1+ point<\/strong> <strong>(-139)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horvat has 25 points in 33 games this season and he&#8217;s on a bit of a tear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centreman has points in five of his last seven games and is coming off a three-point performance against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffalo is as bad as it gets right now, losing 13 straight games and allowing 4.2 goals per game over the skid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is expected to start for the Sabres and he&#8217;s allowed 10 goals on 33 shots across his last two starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there&#8217;s any team that you should be finding a way to fade right now, it&#8217;s Buffalo. And Horvat is a talented forward who bettors can get behind at a <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">fair price.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat: <\/strong>Horvat has two points in two games against Buffalo this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Michkov to score 1+ point (-118)<\/a>:<\/strong> There&#8217;s a fairly large disclaimer attached to this bet and it&#8217;s that Michkov hasn&#8217;t scored in five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll try and spin it into a positive by saying it&#8217;s all the more impressive that he is second on the Flyers with 27 points in 32 outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there isn&#8217;t a better defence to break a slump against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pittsburgh allows the most goals against per game (3.7).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Penguins also give up the fourth-most shots against (31.7).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposing forwards have been lighting up the Penguins all season and this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">buy-low opportunity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before his current slump, Michkov had 10 points in the previous five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie can be a streaky player and this pick is about predicting the start of a hot streak against a weak defensive side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:56 a.m. 12\/23\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y%2FIocdJesmWpvSV%2Br5YLf0ScpDfcZHL%2FbpjDnaRg8Hg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Sign up here.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve picked out two props from Monday&#8217;s NHL slate. The pregame narrative: Bo Horvat has good value to score in a plus matchup with the Buffalo Sabres. Elsewhere, I&#8217;m backing Matvei Michkov in an intrastate battle between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Check out my NHL prop picks for Dec. 23. NHL prop picks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":316832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-316803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NHL prop picks Dec. 23: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best NHL prop picks for Dec. 23. 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