{"id":325094,"date":"2025-01-31T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=325094"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:16:19","slug":"nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NHL prop bet Jan. 31: Back Nathan MacKinnon to produce on Friday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve chosen the star player for the Colorado Avalanche as my top NHL prop bet for Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Nathan MacKinnon is eyeing a second-straight Hart Trophy and he gets a solid opportunity to rack up points against the St. Louis Blues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my best NHL prop bet for Jan. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL prop bet<\/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><strong>Best bet: MacKinnon to score 2+ points (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MacKinnon is a racehorse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reigning MVP, coming off a career-best 140-point season, is pacing the league in scoring again with 79 points in 52 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was looking at MacKinnon to score at plus money, but he&#8217;s only cashed that bet 16 times (30.7%) this year. With a league-best 59 assists, I think this is a much stronger play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has multiple points in 23 games, including four of his last 10. MacKinnon falls under this number more often than not but gets a struggling St. Louis Blues team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blues have lost four of their last five games while giving up 3.8 goals per night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether Jordan Binnington or Joel Hofer will start in goal for St. Louis, but neither has been great:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Binnington: 2.89 GAA (36th), .897 SV% (t-36th)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hofer: 2.75 GAA (28th), .906 SV% (23rd) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blues also have the fourth-worst penalty kill in hockey (71.8%). This seems like a perfect spot for Colorado&#8217;s main man to step up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> MacKinnon has 44 points in 26 home games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:25 a.m. ET on 01\/31\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve chosen the star player for the Colorado Avalanche as my top NHL prop bet for Friday. The pregame narrative: Nathan MacKinnon is eyeing a second-straight Hart Trophy and he gets a solid opportunity to rack up points against the St. Louis Blues. Check out my best NHL prop bet for Jan. 31. 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