We’re finally at the Stanley Cup Finals with Game 1 tonight between the Panthers and Oilers, setting up really an awesome matchup as the greatest player in a generation in Connor McDavid in his first Finals against an incredible team that’s a blast to watch that’s never won the Cup.
Game 1 – Panthers vs. Oilers (8:00)
I broke this series down in depth earlier today in my longest blog of the year. As I said in that blog, a Canadian team hasn’t won a Cup since 1993, and as much as I’d love to see McDavid lift the Stanley Cup, I don’t see Florida losing it again this season. I think they’re the deeper, more complete team and they’re my pick to win Lord Stanley. Outside of McDavid and Draisaitl leading the way for Edmonton, the Panthers are better at every position and I don’t see Skinner stealing the series for the Oilers like he did in the Western Conference Finals. I’ll take the Panthers to win the Cup for 2 units. I think they likely get it done in six games. Expecting them to win the Cup, I like Florida to win Game 1 at home tonight and I’ll take them for a unit. Both of these teams have trended under this season and through the playoffs, and I expect the games in the Cup Finals to trend under as well, especially with play tightening up as every play matters. On the regular season, the unders on both of these teams was quite profitable, going 49-29-4 for Florida and 43-36-3 for Edmonton. In the playoffs, Panthers games have gone 10-7 to the under while Oilers games have gone 8-9-1. Both regular season games between these teams did trend over though. I’d lean Game 1 goes under, but I’ll stay off it for Game 1 and evaluate it before I hop on it.
Game Bets
1u Panthers ML (-148)
Series Bets
2u Panthers to win the Stanley Cup (-135)
Regular Season Record: 599-527-12 (-95.22 units)
Round 1 Record: 61-44 (+24.2 units)
Round 2 Record: 17-36-1 (-26.22 units)
Round 3 Record: 11-8 (-1.08 units)
Round 4 Record: 0-0 (0 units)
Futures Record: 0-3 (-11 units)
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