Tonight's NHL underdogs ranked by their share of moneyline bets. A true public underdog, with more bets than the favorite, is rare in hockey (3% of games last season), so any game where the public side shows a plus price is one of them. The rest are the closest calls on the slate.
| Matchup | Public side | Price | Bet % | Money % | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars @ Buffalo Sabres splits → | Dallas Stars | -117 | 63% | 76% | 13 |
| Utah Mammoth @ Boston Bruins splits → | Utah Mammoth | -125 | 68% | 61% | 7 |
| San Jose Sharks @ St. Louis Blues splits → | St. Louis Blues | -142 | 71% | 62% | 9 |
| Philadelphia Flyers @ Ottawa Senators splits → | Ottawa Senators | -166 | 83% | 78% | 5 |
| Minnesota Wild @ Tampa Bay Lightning splits → | Tampa Bay Lightning | -137 | 85% | 76% | 9 |
| Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Islanders splits → | New York Islanders | -180 | 92% | 89% | 3 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights splits → | Vegas Golden Knights | -160 | 92% | 83% | 9 |
| Nashville Predators @ Montreal Canadiens splits → | Montreal Canadiens | -170 | 93% | 99% | 6 |
| Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames splits → | Colorado Avalanche | -230 | 93% | 99% | 6 |
| Vancouver Canucks @ Carolina Hurricanes splits → | Carolina Hurricanes | -330 | 95% | 97% | 2 |
Gap is how many points the public side's share of money sits from its share of bets, in either direction.
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Moneyline bettors are picking a winner, and the favorite is the likelier one. Last season the side with more bets was the favorite in 97% of NHL games, with about 79% of the bets in the typical game.
Through the day, from when the books post a game until puck drop. This page reads the latest numbers each time it loads, and each game links to its own page with the moneyline, puck line and total.
For each side of a game, the share of bets placed (tickets) and the share of money wagered (handle). When the two differ, the average bet on one side is bigger than on the other.
Not on its own. Over the last two NHL seasons, backing the side the money favored and fading the side the bets favored both lost about the bookmaker's margin at closing prices. The splits describe how the betting is landing, not who will win.
Hockey prices are tight, so many underdogs are only small ones, and a well-known team can draw the tickets even at plus money. The price still says the other side is likelier to win. See our methodology →
How we track public bets and money: see our methodology →
Last updated: October 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTC
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