NHL Betting Picks and Predictions for Rangers vs. Oilers on Friday February 17, 2023

Our NHL handicapper provides his best bets from the Friday, February 17, 2023 slate, featuring the game between the New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers. 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 February 17, 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 February 17, 2023 slate to give you the most accurate look at what you'll be betting on at the Rogers Place. 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.

Rangers vs. Oilers Predictions

• 52% chance the Oilers win at the money line (-120)
• 56% chance the game stays Under 7 goals (-125)
• 69% chance the Rangers cover the puck line (+1.5)

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Rangers vs. Oilers Best Bets

PICK: Rangers at Oilers Over 6.5 (-130)

PICK: Evander Kane Over 3.5 SOG (+110)

The game of the night in the National Hockey League features the New York Rangers visiting the Edmonton Oilers.

New York is in the middle of a Western Canadian trip as they are off a 6-4 win in Vancouver on Wednesday night.

Their offense is red hot as they have scored 27 goals in their five games since the break.

New York has scored six goals in each of their last three games, which coincides with the addition of Vladimir Tarasenko, who has opened up this offense even more.

The Rangers have also been giving up their fair share of goals, allowing 16 since the break.

I am sure head coach Gerard Gallant would prefer some tighter defensive play but that is not likely to happen tonight as they face the high octane Edmonton Oiler offense.

Edmonton is off a 5-4 overtime home loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night which was their third loss in five games since the break.

The Oilers should continue to bring the offense tonight as they average 3.8 goals per game at home, which is third best in the league.

These teams met in New York in November, a game which might have turned the season around for Edmonton.

The Oilers trailed 3-0 in the third period of that game and rallied for a four goal third en route to a 4-3 win.

I am expecting another high scoring game, and even though the juice is a bit high for my preference, I'll lay it tonight and bet the Over 6.5.

I'm also looking at Edmonton Forward Evander Kane, who just loves to shoot the puck at home.

Kane has eclipsed 4 plus shots on goal in nine of his 13 home games this season, where he averages 4.8 shots on goal on 7.8 attempts.

On the road he has only hit this mark in two of 10 games, averaging 2.3 shots on goal on 4.9 attempts.

Those splits are too tough to ignore so I'll back Evander to go over 3.5 shots, at plus money.

So bet Rangers at Oilers Over 6.5 (-130) and Evander Kane Over 3.5 SOG (+110) at BetMGM.

MORE: Dimers' full betting preview for Rangers vs. Oilers

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