Well, degens. It is quite possible that after Tuesday night we have seen the last game of the 2023-2024 NHL Season. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals is in Florida, and they’ll have a shot to hoist the cup. Although, they did take quite the thrashing in Game 4, so this one should have the extra drama and grit. I wonder if “Oilers chick” will be making the journey. We’re feeling a banger brewing in what could be our final shot this season. Here are today’s two best NHL Underdog Fantasy Picks for June 18.
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The Quick Pick: Daily NHL Underdog Fantasy Pick’em Plays for June 18
Leon Draisatl Higher Than 0.5 Points
The Oilers have reached the desperate times call for desperate measures point in their season. Tuesday night’s Game 5 will require everything they have, and even then, that might still not be enough. But they’ve got the game’s best player.
And tonight, our value hunter goggles are fixated on that game’s best players partner in crime. Brought to you by German engineering, we’re looking to Leon Draisatl in leg one of this two-pack snack.
The 28-year-old German center put together a whopping 106-point regular season and 30 points in 22 games in the postseason. Asking him to snag a single point tonight feels like a light lift. But then again, the Oilers and Draisatl have struggled to maximize their output in this Finals.
The good news is that Leon dropped a two-point night in Game 4 and will carry that momentum into Game 5. So, let’s go ahead and take Leon Draisatl Higher Than 0.5 Points and get this banger started.
Sam Bennett Higher Than 0.5 Points (1.1x Odds)
The Florida Panthers are looking and hoping to finish the job on Tuesday night. One win away from glory, certainly they’ll want to do it in front of their home fans. However, they will need to quickly shake off the 8-1 pasting they took in Game 4. So we have looked and looked and landed on gritty Panthers’ centerman Sam Bennett to get our entry home.
Bennett played an abbreviated regular season of 69 games and still managed to log 41 points. But he is really pouring it on here in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Finals. Bennett has tallied one point in three of the four games played against Edmonton.
That brings his post-season total up to 13 points across 16 games. With a little extra mustard on him tonight, his performances make it worth the nibble.
Oh, by the way? Bennett tallied four points in two regular season games against Edmonton. The proof is in the pudding, so we’re taking Sam Bennett Higher Than 0.5 Points. Let’s cash this two-pack snack!
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-Play these two players together using the “Standard” option on Underdog for a 2.31x winner
