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The Vegas Golden Knights will seek to bounce back from a shock home defeat when they host the Edmonton Oilers in Paradise. Vegas is coming off an 8-0 defeat to Utah. Edmonton is on a three-match winning streak. We tell you the best bets to place when we name our latest NHL betting picks.
- What: NHL Pacific Division
- Who: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers
- Where: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada
- When: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
- Time: 10 p.m ET
The big picture
The Pacific Division takes center stage on Tuesday with the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Edmonton Oilers.
The Vegas Golden Knights Vegas are 15-7-3 overall and 6-1-1 against opposition from the Pacific Division. They have 33 points from 25 matches and sit atop the Pacific Division.
The Golden Knights have a goal differential of +12, having scored 91 times and conceded 79. Only the bottom team in the Pacific Division, the San Jose Sharks have conceded more (96).
Edmonton is 13-9-2 overall and has a 2-2-0 record against Pacific Division opponents. Managed by Kris Knoblauch, Edmonton has 28 points from 24 matches.
The Oilers have a goal differential of -1, scoring 72, and conceding 73. Edmonton has the third-best defensive record in the division behind the Ducks (67) and the Kings (68).
The matchup will be the second time the two teams have met this season. The Golden Knights won the previous meeting 4-2 at Rogers Place in early November.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers Betting
Despite being the away team and five points behind the Golden Knights in the Pacific Division table, the Edmonton Oilers are the favorites to win the match.
On the money line, Edmonton is -120. The Vegas Golden Knights are +100.
The bookmakers are giving the Golden Knights the 1.5-point handicap start. To win with the spread, Vegas is -245. To cover the 1.5-point spread, the Oilers are +200.
The total points spread is 6.5 goals. Over and under 6.5 are both -110.
More options can be found on our Golden Knights vs. Oilers odds table. All our odds are taken from the best NHL betting sites. You can read more about these sites and about betting on the NHL on our How to Bet on Hockey Online page.
| Golden Knights vs. Oilers |  |  |  |
| Golden Knights | +100 | +100 | +100 |
| Oilers | -120 | -120 | -120 |
| Golden Knights (+1.5) | -245 | -245 | -245 |
| Oilers (-1.5) | +200 | +200 | +200 |
| Over 6.5 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
| Under 6.5 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Vegas Golden Knights
In their last ten matches the Golden Knights are 6-3-1.
Over the period, they have averaged 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, and 3.3 penalties per game. The Golden Knights have also given up an average of 2.8 goals per game.
Vegas lost 6-0 at home to Utah in their most recent outing on Saturday. The defeat followed a 4-3 win over the Jets on Friday. Before that, Vegas suffered a shootout defeat against the Avalanche on Wednesday.
In the betting to win the Pacific Division, the Golden Knights are the second favorite at +200.
Tuesday night’s opponents, the Oilers are favorites at +165. And this, despite the Golden Knights holding a 5-point advantage over Edmonton.
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers are 7-2-1 over their last ten matches, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.9 assists, and three penalties per game while giving up 2.7.
More recently, Edmonton is on a three-match winning streak.
The winning run got underway with a 6-2 win over the Rangers. That win was backed up with a 4-3 overtime win against Utah on Friday, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the winning goal at 1:18 of overtime.
Stuart Skinner made 27 saves to backstop the #Oilers to their third straight win with a 4-1 victory over the Avalanche at Ball Arena. https://t.co/w6oAMn3A2s
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 1, 2024
A 4-1 win over the Avalanche on Saturday was the most recent result. Nugent-Hopkins was on the scoresheet again, along with Kasperi Kapanen, Vasily Podkolzin, and Brett Kulak, as the Oilers came back from one goal down to seal an emphatic victory.
Suddenly, the Oilers are starting to live up to their favorite tag.
According to the bookmakers, the Oilers are still the team to beat this season. They started the season as the favorites to win the 2025 Stanley Cup, and despite their sticky spell, the Oilers are still the betting favorites at +800.
The 2023 Stanley Cup winners, the Vegas Golden Knights, are +1600 to win the cup for the second time in three seasons.
Obviously, the Oilers (+400) are also the favorite to win the Western Conference.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers Betting Picks and Predictions
Edmonton has averaged 3.9 goals a game over their last ten, and the Golden Knights have given up 2.8 goals over the same period.
More recently, Vegas conceded nine in their last two, while the Oilers scored 14 in their previous three.
Our opening pick is over 6.5 goals.
Onto our match pick and it has to be a win for the Oilers. They are firing on all cylinders at the moment, just at the exact time the Golden Knights seem to have hit a wall.
The Oilers winning margins in their last three matches have been three and one on the road, and four at home. This makes a bet on the Oilers to win on the spread very appealing.
But, the Golden Knights do have a home advantage. So a win for the Oilers on the money line is our betting pick.
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