While the St. Louis Blues are still occupied observing after shooting the 2018-19 Stanley Cup, the other 30 teams in the National Hockey League are preparing for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft that occurs on June 21-22.
When it comes to odds on which player is going to be taken together with the first overall selection, it’s clear oddsmakers have already made their minds up. Jack Hughes is the substantial -1200 favored to go at No. 1 at BetOnline, together with Kaapo Kakko coming back as the +600 underdog. No other gamers are readily available to wager on at the shop.
Jack Hughes Is Your -1200 Favorite To Go First In The 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
This isn’t actually much of a surprise considering Hughes has become the front-runner to really go off the board first since last year. The American center had 112 points (34 goals, 78 assists) in 50 games with the U.S. National U18 Team in 2018-19 and is viewed as one of the most talented prospects to join the draft in quite some time. Barring a major surprise, Hughes will probably go to the New Jersey Devils, who have the No. 1 choice.
Don’t Sleep on Kakko
While Hughes has been hogging most of the accolades entering the draft, Kakko has emerged as a can not -miss prospect. The Finn amassed 38 points (22 goals, 16 assists) in 45 games with TPS Turku in SM-liiga and capped off his year with what would prove to be his own coming-out celebration at the 2019 IIHF world championship when he scored six times in 10 games for Finland.
That performance pleased the New York Rangers brass, as the Rangers will surely take Kakko at pick No. 2 if Hughes goes to the Devils. Things can change quickly in the NHL, however, so if you feel the Devils will shock the hockey world and take Kakko with the first pick, his +600 cost is attractive.
More NHL Draft Props
At the same time, Sports Interaction has draft position OVER/UNDER props for another top prospects available at the 2019 NHL Draft on Friday, along with odds on which player will be chosen third overall at the night behind Hughes and Kakko.
Kirby Dach from Saskatoon of the WHL has an OVER/UNDER draft position of 5.5, using a -120 moneyline on both sides of that wager. Fellow WHL ahead Dylan Cozens of Lethbridge sits using an OVER/UNDER draft position of 5.5 as well, however, the OVER is favored at -160 with the UNDER place at +115. American forward Cole Caufield’s OVER/UNDER is 6.5 (OVER favorite at -170), while Russian ahead Vasili Podkolzin’s OVER/UNDER is 10.5 (UNDER favored at -145).
Defenseman Bowen Byram, from Vancouver of the WHL, is the favorite night to be chosen. The Chicago Blackhawks own that pick heading to the draft. American ahead Alex Turcotte is following on this prop bet at -250, followed closely by both Dach and Cozens in +1300, and Caufield at +3500.
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