{"id":317629,"date":"2024-12-29T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=317629"},"modified":"2024-12-29T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T15:50:33","slug":"nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL prop picks Dec. 29: Back Tkachuk to be active in the offensive zone on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two forwards and one defenceman make up Sunday&#8217;s NHL prop picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Brady Tkachuk is one of the league&#8217;s most active offensive players and I&#8217;m backing his <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">shots prop<\/a> against the Minnesota Wild. I also like Jamie Benn and Brandt Clarke to record points tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NHL prop picks for Dec. 29.<\/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:104577\">Embed: #104577<\/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>: Tkachuk over 3.5 shots<\/strong> <strong>(-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a line we get often, but the Wild provide a tough matchup. They allow the sixth-fewest goals per game (2.7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they do concede the 15th-most shots per game (28.6), which is right around league average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s going to take a lot more than that to scare me away from this pick, as Tkachuk is willing to let his shot go from all areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.1 shots per game (2nd in the NHL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4+ shots in 20\/35 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wild have been outshot in six of their last seven games. If Ottawa dictates the pace, expect Tkachuk to be heavily involved on offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat: <\/strong>Tkachuk has <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">cashed this bet<\/a> in four of his past six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/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\">Benn to score 1+ points (-137)<\/a>:<\/strong> The long-time Dallas Star is heating up right now and I want in on the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benn has recorded a point in 10 of his last 13 games, tallying 12 points in that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, the Stars take on the Chicago Blackhawks, who present a favourable match to <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">stay hot<\/a> in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicago allows the eighth-most goals per game (3.3). The side has lost three straight games, allowing 16 goals in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stars score the 12th-most goals (3.1) and record the third-most shots on goal (30.9) per game.<\/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\">Clarke to score 1+ points (+118)<\/a><\/strong>: This is going to be Clarke&#8217;s first full season in the NHL and he&#8217;s making the most of his ice time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defenceman has 20 points in 35 games. That leads the Los Angeles Kings&#8217; defence despite Clarke being the fourth among blue-liners in average ice time (17:46).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of that has to do with his position on the top power play. Clarke has seven PP points this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philadelphia Flyers are a plus matchup for any opposing skater. They allow the third-most goals per game (3.6) while having a below-average penalty kill (78.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%3D\">Picks<\/a> made at 9:50 a.m. 12\/29\/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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two forwards and one defenceman make up Sunday&#8217;s NHL prop picks. The pregame narrative: Brady Tkachuk is one of the league&#8217;s most active offensive players and I&#8217;m backing his shots prop against the Minnesota Wild. I also like Jamie Benn and Brandt Clarke to record points tonight. Check out my NHL prop picks for Dec. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":317644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[49,8],"class_list":["post-317629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-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. 29: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best NHL prop picks for Dec. 29. 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