I lost half a unit last night on the insane ending to Game 7 of Jets/Blues to end the first round. Tonight the second round of the NHL Playoffs begin with Game 1 of Maple Leafs vs. Panthers. Let’s win!
Game 1: Maple Leafs vs. Panthers (8:00)
This should be a great series in the second round in the Atlantic Division between the defending Stanley Cup Champion #3 seed Florida Panthers and the regular season division winning Toronto Maple Leafs. Both teams were tested in the first round, but proved they were the far better teams to advance. As I broke down in depth in my blog previewing the series that I just posted a few minutes ago, I like the Panthers to win this series, and I think they likely get it done in six games, although it wouldn’t shock me if it’s over in 5. I’ll take Florida to win the series for 1.5 units. I considered betting the series to go over 5.5 games, but I’ll stay off it and just bet it game by game. Expecting Florida to win the series, I’ll take them for half a unit in Game 1 tonight on the road. I think the totals in this series are close to a toss up and I’d slightly lean the games trend under with really solid goaltending. Both teams have trended under on the season, with the under going 45-40-2 in Panthers games this year, and 43-41-4 in Leafs games. The over 5.5 was 1-3 in the regular season games between these two teams. In the first round, the over 5.5 hit in four of the five games the Panthers played against the Lightning and in three of the six games the Leafs played against the Senators. I’ll stay off the total in Game 1 tonight.
Game Bets
.5u Panthers ML (-125)
Series Bets
1.5u Panthers to win the series (-170)
Futures
2u Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup (+1800)
Records
Regular Season: 567-497-14 (-58.18 units)
Round 1: 40-39 (-1.19 units)
Round 2: 0-0 (0 units)
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