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The National Hockey League (NHL) is one of the four biggest professional sports in the United States, and it’s usually fourth in terms of popularity. That doesn’t mean that this sport doesn’t have a massive following though, and it’s a sport that leads to some great betting options.

The NHL was founded all the way back in 1917, and the league has seen plenty of growth since that first year. There were only six teams when the league first began playing, but that number has now grown all the way up to 32.

25 of the teams are from the United States while there are also seven teams from Canada. The NHL season typically runs from October through April, with the NHL Stanley Cup Finals taking place during the month of June.

NHL teams play 82 regular season games, and that leads to plenty of NHL betting opportunities. Here is a look at some of the best NHL sportsbooks as well as how to bet on NHL.
<h2 id="h-where-to-bet-on-the-nhl" class="wp-block-heading">WHERE TO BET ON THE NHL</h2>
Knowing where to bet on the NHL is going to be extremely important if you are planning on betting on this league. With that in mind, here are six of the best NHL sportsbooks that you can find.

Best NHL Betting Sites & Sportsbooks

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Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa is the site for this week 12 matchup between the East Carolina Pirates and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Kick-off is set for 7:30 ET, and ESPN is handling the broadcast. The Pirates come in with a 5-4 record, while Tulsa is 3-6 on the season. The over/under line is currently set at 61 points, with East Carolina as the heavy -14 point favorite on the road.<h3>EAST CAROLINA PIRATES VS TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: Tulsa Golden Hurricane +14This game will be played at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium at 7:30 ET on Thursday, November 14th.<h3>WHY BET THE TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE:</h3><ul><li>We have the East Carolina Pirates winning this one by a score of 35 to 24</li><li>Even though we like the East Carolina Pirates to win, our ATS pick is to take the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at +14</li><li>We see this game finishing below the line of 61 points</li></ul><h3>Will The East Carolina Pirates Win As Road Favorites?</h3>East Carolina heads into Week 12 with a 5-4 record, ranked 92nd in our power rankings. They have a 91.2% chance of becoming bowl-eligible but no shot at winning the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are 3-1 at home and 1-3 on the road this season. Against the spread, East Carolina is 5-3, with a +5.7 average scoring margin. They are 3-1 ATS at home and 2-2 on the road. As favorites, they’ve gone 3-1 ATS. The over/under line for this week is 61 points. East Carolina’s games have averaged 59.2 points, with an average line of 53.6 points. Their over/under record stands at 5-3.East Carolina’s offense is averaging 32.4 points per game, placing them 33rd nationally heading into week 12. They are ranked 91st in our offensive power rankings. The Pirates’ passing game is their strength, averaging 272.7 yards per game, ranking 29th in the country. They also convert 44% of their third downs. Quarterback Jake Garcia has thrown for 1,426 yards, completing 60.2% of his passes. He has 8 touchdowns but has also thrown 12 interceptions, resulting in a passer rating of 72. Rahjai Harris leads the rushing attack with 616 yards and 5 touchdowns. Chase Sowell has 603 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.East Carolina's defense put together a strong performance in their recent 49-14 win over Florida Atlantic, allowing just 14 points. They gave up 137 rushing yards on 32 attempts and 262 passing yards, but also forced two interceptions.On the season, East Carolina is allowing 26.8 points per game. Opponents are averaging 162.1 rushing yards per game and 233.9 passing yards, completing 57.9% of their throws.<h3>Are The Tulsa Golden Hurricane Going Win In At Upset At Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium</h3>Tulsa enters Week 12 with a 3-6 record, facing East Carolina. They have just a 1.2% chance of becoming bowl-eligible and rank 131st in our power rankings. At home, they are 1-2 this season. The Golden Hurricane have been underdogs in all nine games, going 1-6 in those matchups. Their average scoring margin is -13.7 points, and they are 2-5 against the spread this year. This week’s over/under line is set at 61 points. Tulsa’s games have averaged 63.2 points, with their average over/under line at 58 points. Their over/under record stands at 4-3.Heading into week 12, Tulsa’s offense is averaging 24.8 points per game, placing them 66th in the nation. In our offensive power rankings, they are 127th. They are 31st in passing attempts, with 35.2 per game, and 40th in completions, averaging 20.3 per game. They are 74th in passing yards, with 225.9 per game, and their third-down conversion rate is 39.7%. Kirk Francis leads the team with 1,254 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and five interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 77. Bill Jackson has rushed for 296 yards, averaging 5 yards per carry. Kamdyn Benjamin has 55 catches for 683 yards and five touchdowns.Tulsa’s defense has struggled this season, allowing an average of 38.4 points per game, including 59 points in their recent 59-21 loss to UAB. They gave up 403 total yards in that game, with 170 rushing yards and 233 passing yards, though they did manage to force two interceptions.Opponents have averaged 308.6 passing yards per game against Tulsa, completing 67.3% of their passes. Tulsa’s defense has faced the 49th fewest rushing attempts nationally, allowing 144.2 rushing yards per game.

East Carolina Pirates vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Pick & Prediction 11/14/24

As the NBA packages itself for the restart of the 2019-20 season, they certainly want to come back out of the gate quickly. And part of that is to match up the two top teams in the Western Conference. So BetAnySports customers will see the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, who share the same venue, tangling at The Arena on the campus of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.

The Lakers (49-14 SU, 35-27-1 ATS) have put together a squad that has the complementary parts LeBron James has kind of been looking for. Part of that plan was to let go of some young talent that hasn't necessarily been tested in playoff situations - and mortgage the short-term future of the franchise - by giving up a lot to get Anthony Davis, who has not only been the team's leading scorer but also his usual defensive force in the middle. LeBron is leading the league in assists at 10.6 per game, but he had averaged 30 points a game over his last ten before the forced shutdown.

The Clippers (44-20 SU, 35-29 ATS) have made some bold moves, and that includes the acquisitions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. What makes this duo significant is that while they are averaging 48 points per contest between them, they also offer the benefit of a couple of premier defenders. And having been plagued by injuries prior to the start of the season, they can only benefit from the extra rest, from a health standpoint.

In the odds posted at BetAnySports, upon which we will make our NBA picks, the Lakers are the slight favorites:

Los Angeles Lakers -1
Los Angeles Clippers +1

Over 217.5 points -110
Under 217.5 points -110
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As teams get back in the swing of things, a bench with some substance is going to be a good thing to have. Not that the Lakers don't have one; there are veterans like Dwight Howard and Danny Green, who have been in playoff situations. But the Clippers have the best group of reserves in the league, when you consider the talents of Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris, among others.

Yeah, that might afford the Clippers an advantage, especially as the Lakers will be missing guards Rajon Rondo and Avery Bradley.

Still, we'd like to focus on something else - the total.

It is the belief here that shooting may not be so sharp coming out of the gate, and this a different location than the arena they both use in L.A. The idea that they will come out on fire doesn't seem plausible.

But we know these two squads can play defense. And that is something they can carry with them. So scoring is bound to be difficult. You might argue that the team that relies more on the long-distance shots is at a disadvantage. On that basis, it would seem to put us in the column of the Lakers, who have attempted fewer triples.

But you have to look closer.

These teams have played three times, tallying 214, 217 and 215 points. That's pretty consistent, and you see that the number put up by the oddsmaker reflects that. The Clippers, in the process of winning two of the three meetings, have held the Lakers to 43.5%, 40.6% and 44.8% shooting, all well below their season average.

It is apparent that the Clippers have been successful in taking the Lakers a little out of their game offensively.

In each meeting, the Lakers have exceeded their average in attempts from three-point land, where they ranked 23rd in the league at 31.4 (they were also 22nd in makes and 17th in three-point accuracy). In fact, they averaged almost 38 per game.

As it is, even though these teams both rank over 100 in the "Pace" category (indicating average possessions per 48 minutes), they have both trended toward the "under" (Lakers 52.4%, Clippers 54%). In fact, the only team that has gone under the total more often than Doc Rivers' team is, believe it or not, the Houston Rockets.

So the conclusions you can draw from this are (a) that they indeed have been effective defensively (which they have, as they are both in the top five in Defensive Rating) and (b) they are somewhat overrated by the betting public (and/or oddsmakers) in terms of sheer firepower.

The feeling here is that should have made an adjustment of some kind downward. We'll go "under."

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