Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings Game 3 Pick & Prediction – 4/26/2024

The Edmonton Oilers will face off against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their first round playoff series in the Western Conference on April 26, 2024, at 10:30 pm ET. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Oilers are the favorites ahead of Oilers vs Kings Game 3 with -130 odds, while the Kings are the underdogs with +110 odds. Currently, 64% of moneyline bets are placed on the Oilers, with 36% on the Kings. The total for the game is set at 6.5 with 87% of bets favoring the over and 13% on the under. Stay tuned for an exciting matchup between these two teams.

Entering this pivotal Game 3 from Los Angeles, the Oilers and Kings are tied at one game apiece. After the Oilers won Game 1 of the series by a score of 7-4, the Kings showed a ton of heart by responding with a 5-4 win in Game 2. Now, these teams will go at it in Game 3, where the winner will take the lead in this series and give themselves the upper hand from crypto.com Arena.

As far as which team we expect to get the win in Oilers vs Kings Game 3, we will go with the LA Kings as an underdog on their home ice. Our expectation is that the pace of these games will change in Los Angeles, as the Kings are a team that hangs their hat on playing tough defense. While we saw high-scoring action in Edmonton, things should calm down somewhat from a scoring perspective now that the Kings are playing the role of host, which should work in their favor in what should be a good one in the Western Conference on Friday night.

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