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The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> meet Friday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, for Game 3 of their best-of-7, Western Conference first-round playoff series. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT \/ truTV \/ HBO Max). Let’s analyze NHL odds around the Oilers vs. Ducks and make our expert NHL picks and predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best-of-7 series: Tied 1-1<\/p>\n The Oilers won Game 1 in Edmonton as heavy favorites (-178) as the Over (6.5) cashed. C Jason Dickinson and RW Kasperi Kapanen each scored 2 goals in the victory while G Connor Ingram stopped 25 of 28 shots, besting Ducks G Lukas Dostal (30 saves on 34 shots).<\/p>\n It was another high-scoring battle in Game 2, as the Ducks turned the tables for the 6-4 road win as moderate underdogs (+152) with the Over (7) again cashing. LW Cutter Gauthier, LW Alex Killorn and C Ryan Poehling each came up with power-play goals, with Gauthier and Killorn ending up with 3 points each. D Jackson LaCombe finished with 3 assists, too. Oilers C Leon Draisaitl scored his first goal of the series in a losing effort.<\/p>\n The Over is 4-1-1 in the past 6 games for the Ducks and 8-2-1 across the Ducks’ previous 11 outings since March 30. For the Oilers, they’ve cashed high in 3 in a row and 5 of the past 7 outings.<\/p>\n The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 installments of this series since Jan. 26, with the lone Under result March 28 in the final regular-season meeting in Edmonton. The Oilers won that game 4-2 against an O\/U of 7.<\/p>\n Watch the NHL on Fubo!<\/a>Oilers at Ducks odds<\/p>\n Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at 4 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Oilers -134 (bet $134 to win $100) | Ducks +112 (bet $100 to win $112)Puck line (PL)\/Against the spread (ATS): Oilers -1.5 (+168) | Ducks +1.5 (-210)Over\/Under (O\/U): 6.5 (O: -160 | U: +130)Oilers at Ducks projected goalies<\/p>\n Connor Ingram (16-10-3, 2.60 GAA, .898 SV%, 2 SO – regular season) vs. Lukas Dostal (30-20-4, 3.12 GAA, .888 SV% – regular season)<\/p>\n Ingram allowed 5 goals on just 27 shots in the Game 2 loss, splitting the first 2 home starts. He had allowed a total of just 5 goals allowed in his final 4 regular-season starts, going 2-1-1 in those games.<\/p>\n Dostal has allowed 4 goals in each of his 2 starts and has conceded at least 3 goals in 4 consecutive outings since April 12. He has allowed 3+ goals in 9 of his past 10 starts dating back to March 24. Dostal could be on a short leash. The problem is that backup Ville Husso (10-8-2, 3.25 GAA, .884 SV%) allowed 4+ goals in each of his final 3 regular-season starts and might not be that much better of an option.<\/p>\n Oilers at Ducks picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n Oilers 6, Ducks 4<\/p>\n BACK EDMONTON (-134) as moderate road favorites despite the Game 2 loss on home ice.<\/p>\n These are the 2-time defending Western Conference champions, and they have a wealth of playoff experience to tap into. But the offense will only take them so far, and the Oilers need Ingram to be better. The good news is that Dostal is just not playing well at all for the Ducks — and showing no signs of turning things around.<\/p>\n EDMONTON -1.5 (+168) is again worth backing lightly despite coming off of a setback.<\/p>\n The Oilers have yet to cover the puck line in 2 games, so this takes a bit of a leap of faith. However, the Ducks are hemorrhaging goals, so it’s worth backing Edmonton.<\/p>\n OVER 6.5 (-160) is usually unheard of in the postseason, as the totals tend to go down to the 5.5 or flat 5 range, not the other way. But, neither Dostal nor Ingram have been championship caliber, and each of these sides have high-octane offenses.<\/p>\n Until the defense starts to show up, and at least slow the opposition down, keep banging the Over.<\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow @danieledobish<\/a> on\u00a0Twitter\/X.\u00a0Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n