{"id":324173,"date":"2025-01-27T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=324173"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:32:23","slug":"kraken-vs-oilers-prop-picks-january-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/kraken-vs-oilers-prop-picks-january-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks Jan. 27: Back McDavid in return, fade Dunn and Beniers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Connor McDavid returns to action tonight after serving his three-game suspension. I&#8217;m backing him to produce on the power play, while fading Seattle&#8217;s Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks for Jan. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl\">NHL betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:107662\">Embed: #107662<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: McDavid over 0.5 power-play points (+135)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDavid is back and poised to have a strong performance following the suspension for cross-checking Vancouver&#8217;s Conor Garland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDavid gets added motivation tonight in a plus matchup for the Oilers to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Richmond Hill native paces the Oilers with 20 power-play points in just 43 games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s the main reason for Edmonton&#8217;s seventh-ranked power play, scoring nearly 25% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Natural Stat Trick, the Oilers have rank fifth in expected goals per 60 (3.3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The Kraken own the 11th-worst penalty kill in the NHL (76.8%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dunn under 0.5 points (-157):<\/strong> With such a high-powered offence full of star players, the Oilers&#8217; defence gets overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They rank 7th in goals allowed\/game: 2.7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4th in shots allowed\/game: 26.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take the seventh-fewest penalties: 6.8 minutes\/game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dunn&#8217;s offensive production has diminished this season, and he&#8217;s also no stranger to the injury bug. The former St. Louis Blue has missed 20 games already this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has just three points in his last 10 games and hasn&#8217;t fared much better against the Oilers in his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 20 games, Dunn has just nine points versus the Pacific division rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beniers under 1.5 shots (-130):<\/strong> Since his Calder winning season in 2022-23, Beniers has struggled mightily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beniers has just 27 points in 50 games this year, preceded by a brutal 37-point campaign last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former 2nd overall pick has cashed this bet in eight of the last nine games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like that trend to continue tonight in a tough matchup against one of the best all-around teams in the NHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 4:15 p.m. ET on 01\/27\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. The pregame narrative: Connor McDavid returns to action tonight after serving his three-game suspension. I&#8217;m backing him to produce on the power play, while fading Seattle&#8217;s Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers. Check out my Kraken vs. Oilers prop picks for Jan. 27. 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