The NHL All-Star Game is are back in Toronto, but it's a new format this year, with players drafted by the captains -- Auston Matthews of the Maple Leafs, Oilers star Connor McDavid, Avalanche veteran Nathan MacKinnon and the pairing of brothers Quinn Hughes of the Canucks and Devils forward Jack Hughes. Two teams will meet in each 20-minute semifinal matchup, with the winners meeting in the final. This is the All-Star Game's ninth time in Toronto.   

The 2024 NHL All-Star Game is set for Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. Face-off for the first game is set for 3 p.m. ET. Team MacKinnon is a slight -120 favorite (risk $120 to win $100) in its matchup with Team McDavid (-105). Team Matthews also is favored at -125 against Team Hughes (+100), and Team Matthews is the +250 favorite to win it all, followed by Team Hughes (+265), Team MacKinnon (+280) and Team McDavid (+285). Matthews (+600) is the favorite to be named the All-Star Game MVP.

Before betting the 2024 NHL All Star Game, make sure you see what SportsLine expert Matt Severance has to say. 

Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. He went an amazing 175-123-3 in 2023, earning profits on both goal totals and spread picks. He heads into All-Star Weekend on an 18-6 run on puck-line plays, bringing a profit of $744 for $100 players. Anyone who has followed him is WAY up.

Now Severance has studied the 2024 NHL All-Star Game from every possible angle. We can tell you he's not picking Team MacKinnon, even though the captain and his Colorado teammate Cale Makar have the Avalanche sitting atop the West. They are joined by a resurgent Sidney Crosby, but Severance thinks other teams will be hungrier. 

Instead, Severance believes one crucial X-factor will help another team win it all, making it a must-back. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before you bet.

So who wins the 2024 NHL All Star Game? And which crucial X-factor makes one team a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which team you should back on Saturday, and get Matt Severance's overall champion, all from the NHL handicapper who is 175-123-3 in his past 301 NHL picks!