Odds, picks & prediction for home opener
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The New York Rangers (1-1-0) make their home debut for the 2023-24 regular season as they host the Arizona Coyotes (1-0-0) at Madison Square Garden on Monday night at 7 p.m.
After a dominant 5-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres last Thursday evening, the Rangers had some unfortunate luck in their lone matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets this weekend. The Blueshirts had two goals disallowed and struggled defensively in a 5-3 defeat at Nationwide Arena on Saturday night.
For the Coyotes, they pulled off a massive upset with a 4-3 victory in the shootout over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in their first game of the season.
Here are my picks for the puck line, total and moneyline for this contest at MSG this evening.
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Rangers vs. Coyotes Puck line: Rangers -1.5 (+106), Coyotes +1.5 (-125)
Between both team performances to start the season, it shouldn’t be a surprise the Rangers to cover the puck line isn’t that juiced with the best price as of Monday afternoon only at +106 (Bet $100 to win $106).
However, I’d still bet on the Rangers to cover this puck line especially at slightly over plus money (+100) odds in this spot.
The Blueshirts have already registered 73 shots this season, the fourth-most attempts in the NHL of teams that have played two or fewer games.
Meanwhile, the Coyotes jumped out to a 2-0 lead 25 minutes into the game in New Jersey but were careless towards the end of the second period as they surrendered three goals to the Devils in less than 10 minutes, including two power play goals.
The Rangers have the ability and star-power to take an advantage if those opportunities arise tonight and I’m backing them to cover the puck line especially at a solid price of +106 on BetRivers Sportsbook.
Prediction: Rangers -1.5 (+106)
Rangers vs. Coyotes total: Over 6.5 goals (+100), Under 6.5 goals (-110)
Albeit a small sample size, both these teams have shown the…
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