Saturday SHL Best Bets & Predictions - 3 Betting Tips for October 3
Saturday's SHL card gives us three different plays, with Färjestad's habit of putting teams away comfortably making the -1.5 puck line particularly interesting against HV71.
- Färjestad's last three wins have come by four, five and four goals
- Björklöven have scored at least three in four of five games
- Djurgården have conceded at least three in every game
Here are our three best SHL bets for Saturday.
Frölunda HC vs Djurgårdens IF Prediction
Bet: Frölunda Over 3.5 Team Goals
We're pushing past the shorter 2.5 line and asking the unbeaten Frölunda attack to score four.
Frölunda have scored 19 goals during their 5-0 start, including five against Växjö and seven against Luleå.
Djurgården have conceded at least three in all five games, allowing 16 altogether, and were beaten 4-0 by Färjestad on Thursday. This looks like a good spot for Frölunda's attack to get rolling again.
Färjestad BK vs HV71 Prediction
Bet: Färjestad -1.5
Färjestad's five results are 7-0, 2-3 after a shootout, 2-1, 5-0 and 4-0.
The interesting part is what happens when they win. Three of their four victories have come by seven, five and four goals, with a combined score of 16-0 across those games.
They've conceded only four goals all season and already have three shutouts.
HV71 improved considerably in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over Örebro, but this is a much tougher assignment. Instead of taking a short Färjestad win price, we're backing them to win big again.
Linköping HC vs Björklöven Prediction
Bet: Björklöven Over 2.5 Team Goals
Björklöven have scored at least three in four of five games, including four against Örebro, HV71 and Växjö.
Linköping have conceded 15 goals through four matches, an average of 3.75 per game, and come into Saturday after a 2-0 loss to Luleå.
We're happy staying at three goals rather than pushing this one any further.