October 2023 NHL Betting Awards
What were the most profitable betting wagers in October 2023?
This is my first monthly betting awards, which will be very similar to my team and category ranks you can see in my betting reports. Keep in mind, these are not “rate stats” but rather the sum of all bets (assuming $100 wagers). Some teams have played more than others. Some of the these are my results; some are the results of betting on every outcome of every game. The San Jose Sharks led my Profitability Rankings for the month of October, as they might finish last place by a mile. I’m open to suggestions for different “award categories” and plan to release an October Fantasy Hockey Awards either on Friday or Saturday. Enjoy!
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Here is a table ranking teams if you bet them to win or lose every game, moneyline or puckline, including favorites +1.5 goals and underdogs -1.5 goals.
My best team to bet on.
Boston Bruins
Florida Panthers (mostly coming from a late empty net goal to clinch a puckline vs San Jose, and their home opener against Toronto)
Vegas Golden Knights
My worst team to bet on.
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New Jersey Devils
My best team to bet against.
San Jose Sharks
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
My worst team to bet against.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
The most profitable “over” wager.
New Jersey Devils
Ottawa Senators
Minnesota Wild
The most profitable “under” wager.
Boston Bruins
San Jose Sharks
New York Rangers
My most profitable over/under team.
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
The most profitable team to bet moneyline.
Anaheim Ducks
Vegas Golden Knights
Vancouver Canucks
The most profitable team to bet +1.5 goals (including favorites).
Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
Vancouver Canucks
The most profitable team to bet -1.5 goals (including underdogs).
Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
Colorado Avalanche
The most profitable team to bet against moneyline.
Edmonton Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
The most profitable team to bet against +1.5 goals (favorites and underdogs).
New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames
New York Islanders
The most profitable team to bet against -1.5 goals (favorites and underdogs).
Calgary Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
The most profitable team to bet road moneyline.
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
The most profitable team to bet home moneyline.
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
Vancouver Canucks
The team attracting public money the most often (measured by line movement).
Colorado Avalanche
Arizona Coyotes
Carolina Hurricanes
My best goalie to bet on (ML+PL).
Linus Ullmark
Logan Thompson
Jonathan Quick
My best goalie to bet against (ML+PL).
MacKenzie Blackwood
Kaapo Khakonen
Stuart Skinner
The most profitable goalie to bet “over”.
Ville Husso
Vitek Vanecek
Anton Forsberg
The most profitable goalie to bet “under”.
Darcy Kuemper
Jordan Binnington
Joseph Woll