What are the best NHL picks today?

For Sunday 1 November 2026 we have one half-unit lean: Utah's money line at -157 at NorthStar Bets, in Utah at Philadelphia, 0.9% above Pinnacle's fair price. We pass on the other four games, including the Jets' 60-minute line at +390, whose edge comes from a gap between Pinnacle's own markets.

What are your NHL predictions today?

For Sunday 1 November 2026, Pinnacle's prices with the margin removed make the Hurricanes (71.2%), Mammoth (61.6%), Rangers (53.7%), Senators (52.8%) and Capitals (50.0%) the likely winners, overtime included. Pinnacle's totals lean to the over in three games and to the under in Jets at Hurricanes and Wild at Capitals, and the highest projected score is Senators at Ducks, 7.0 goals between them. A prediction is not a pick: our bets for Sunday are a half-unit lean on Mammoth ML at -157 (Mammoth at Flyers), chosen on price rather than on who is more likely to win.

How are your NHL picks made?

We remove the margin from Pinnacle's prices to get a fair chance for every bet, compare it with the best price at seven other Ontario sportsbooks and check form and goaltending. A pick needs a price above fair: a full unit from an edge of +1% when the form agrees, half a unit at most below that.

What is a value bet in the NHL?

A bet whose price pays more than its true chance of winning justifies. If a team has a 40% chance, its fair price is +150; anything longer, such as +165, is a value bet. Over many bets, value is what separates winning from losing.

How have your NHL picks done so far?

After ten graded picks the record is +5.05 units on 7.5 units staked: eight won and two lost. The last graded picks, on 29 October 2026, both won; we had no pick on 30 or 31 October, and Sunday's half-unit lean on Utah is graded after the game. Ten picks say nothing about skill yet; we grade every pick at the published price.

NHL Picks & Predictions Today: Sunday, 1 November