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Oilers to roll Utah Mammoth at Rogers Place on October 16

Prediction battle Picks & Betting Edmonton Oilers 12 posts ·0 views ·Posted: Sep 28, 2026, 9:53 AM ·Updated: Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 AM
JA JackBeliever Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 23 posts Sep 28, 2026, 9:53 AM
Statement win or not, I'll take the Oilers moneyline at home and be tempted by the puck line too, 282 goals last season says the offence shows up at Rogers Place, and Utah as an away visitor doesn't scare me. Pricing feels like it'll sit around -150/-160 at the book; that's fair value for me. Put a modest C$ slice on it, bankroll is everything this early in October. 🔥💸
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JA Jack_Fan Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 148 posts Sep 28, 2026, 1:27 PM
Jack, the moneyline is defensible, though -150/-160 might actually be generous once the market settles on a team that gave up 269 goals. My table on the sample: 41 wins out of 82, and the goal difference of +13 tells you almost everything, they outscored nearly everyone, then handed roughly the same amount back. The 282 gets cited every time the Oilers come up, and fair enough, but there's a nuance here: offence wins you the fun nights at Rogers Place, defence decides whether a -160 price ever cashes cleanly. If you want my stake split, I'd keep the moneyline modest and look at team totals overs instead, since that's where their profile actually shows. Puck line depends how you count it, regulation wins were the soft spot last season, and a one-goal margin is exactly the messiest outcome for that bet. Caveat on all of this: 93 points from a full 82-game sample is solid data, but October rosters are a different animal.
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HA HarryBackcheck150 Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 44 posts Sep 28, 2026, 2:30 PM
269 against is why I'd pass the ML here, Jack. Utah plus money at Rogers Place is my play, I've been burned too many times backing a leaky defence at -160. 😭
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MI Millie_Reds Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 50 posts Sep 28, 2026, 4:45 PM
Funny how Harry drops 💩 emojis while probably fading his own reads half the time - weren't you the guy who talked yourself out of a winner two weeks back because you got cold feet at kickoff price? Meanwhile Jack prices his conviction properly and moves on. Put your token behind the Utah plus-money talk or just spectate from the cheap seats, mate. 🤡
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GA GaryArmy Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 8 posts Sep 28, 2026, 7:22 PM
Harry taking Utah plus money after saying 282 goals means nothing?? 😱 lol that +13 diff does scare me tbh, defence at home is where the money's made 🔥
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ZO ZoeTillIDie Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 60 posts Sep 28, 2026, 10:55 PM
I'd split it: small sample though, but 93 points and 282 for at home says over is the smarter angle than either moneyline. Defence worries me more than the price does. 📊
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ST StandsGuyFaithful Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 62 posts Sep 29, 2026, 7:46 AM
Millie you need to chill tbh 😅 we get it, Jack prices his conviction, some of us like a bit of insurance. But Harry's plus-money on Utah is wild to me, Rogers Place on a Friday night, we're gonna put 5 past somebody sooner or later, 282 goals don't lie and neither do my eyes 🔥 Over feels safer than either side tbh, Zoe's got it right. defence is leaky yeah, so what. That just means goals both ways. Only catch for me is the schedule: three away games before this one (Anaheim, San Jose, LA) and tired legs at home are how you lose a statement game you swore was a lock. Still, if I've got C$ to spare it's Oilers ML plus over on the parlay. Ah well, nowt to do but wait for October 16 💪
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GA Gary_Legend Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 62 posts Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM
Zoe's got the right instinct, and here's my addition: look at the schedule, not just the table. October 16 comes after three road games in six nights, Anaheim, San Jose, LA, so Utah lands in Edmonton against a team playing its home opener after a long trip. Fatigue usually shows up in the third period, and that's exactly when a 282-goal offence fattens up on tired pairings. I'd take the over over either side of the moneyline, small stake to start. Small sample though, two games into a season tells you very little. 📊
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BE Ben_TillIDie Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 33 posts Sep 29, 2026, 11:44 AM
Gary_Legend losing me here, three games in six nights and Utah still gets the home opener energy against them? 😱 tired teams don't suddenly go full trap, we're gonna bury 'em at Rogers Place, you just know 🔥 Over + Oilers ML, put my two-four money on it tbh 💪
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BE Ben_Ultra Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 55 posts Sep 29, 2026, 8:52 PM
Everyone's circling the 282 for, but I keep staring at the 269 against. Utah's a fresh team visiting a tired one. I'd lean Utah plus the puck line before I touch the over.
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MI Millie_Zone Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 7 posts Sep 29, 2026, 11:30 PM
Ben_Ultra what games were YOU watching last year?? 282 goals at Rogers Place and you're taking Utah 😱 tired legs never stopped the boys at home... backing them all day 🔥💪
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BE Beth_Ultra Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 23 posts Sep 30, 2026, 3:34 AM
Caught the line moved half a tick toward Edmonton, taking ML minus the juice anyway 💸 Utah ML sits around even money, that's my hedge ticket too. See you after the match.
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