NHL Betting Picks and Predictions for Canadiens vs. Ducks on Friday March 3, 2023

Our NHL handicapper provides his best bets from the Friday, March 3, 2023 slate, featuring the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Anaheim Ducks. Not only do we give you picks from one of the best hockey handicappers out there, but we also provide the results from our predictive analytics model, known as DimersBOT, which runs over 10,000 simulations of every major pro and college sport being played on Friday March 3, 2023 to identify the bets worth placing, and where we may have identified an edge against the sportsbooks' odds. We assess our probabilities against the money line odds, the puck line and the total, otherwise known as the Over/Under, and then tell you where the best odds and lines are available, allowing you to bet like a sharp and maximize your profits.

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Before Tone shares his wisdom, check out our below predictions from DimersBOT, our predictive analytics model. It has run 10,000 simulations for each game on the March 3, 2023 slate to give you the most accurate look at what you'll be betting on at the Honda Center. These probabilities will continue to update right up until puck drop, so keep an eye on them and see if you can get yourself some value.

Canadiens vs. Ducks Predictions

• 52% chance the Ducks win at the money line (-120)
• 50% chance the game stays Under 6 goals (+105)
• 68% chance the Canadiens cover the puck line (+1.5)

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Canadiens vs. Ducks Best Bets

PICK: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks Over 6 (-115)

PICK: Mason McTavish to record a Point (+114)

The Montreal Canadiens continue their four game West Coast trip as they visit the Anaheim Ducks tonight, at Honda Center.

This is a battle between two teams that will be in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes come seasons end.

The Ducks are 30th in the league and the Canadiens are 26th. Typically when two bad teams face each other, offense comes to the fore.

Both of these teams have bottom eight defenses. The Ducks allow the most goals per game, at 4.1 and the most at home, at 4.0.

The Habs allow 3.6 goals per game, which is eighth most, and 3.5 goals on the road, which is also eighth most. This is the second meeting of the season as the Ducks claimed a 5-2 victory in Montreal in December.

In fact, six of the last eight meetings have hit at least six goals, with five of those games going Over 6.

These teams both have some offensive capability as the Ducks have averaged 2.8 goals per game over their last 10 and the Habs have averaged 3.4 goals per game over theirs. I like a total of six here so I'll back that tonight as we should see plenty of goals.

I am also going to look at a player prop and that is Ducks Center Mason McTavish to record a point.

McTavish has points in 48% of his home games this season, including four of his last five, accumulating seven points in that span.

McTavish also record two points in this seasons previous meeting in Montreal. Mason also centers Anaheim's top Power Play unit, which is important because the Habs own the league's thirrd worst road Penalty Kill. I will gladly take a plus money price on this prop tonight.

I will also be looking at Alternate Shot on goal props in this game as both teams are in the bottom six of the league in shots allowed. Keep an eye out on my Twitter page for those later on if Alternate lines are released.

So bet Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks Over 6 (-115) and Mason McTavish to record a Point (+114) at BetMGM.

MORE: Dimers' full betting preview for Canadiens vs. Ducks

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