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(NHL) Florida vs. Carolina,
05/18/2023 8:00 PM, Score: 3 - 2
Money Line: 128.00 Florida (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: 128.00 Florida (Away)
Result: Win
6 OUT OF 10 CONSENSUS on the Florida Panthers.
This should be a great series. When the Opening line first came out, it was almost a "pick em," but the Hurricanes have slowly been bet up and they're now in the 140 range with nearly 70% of the wagers/money on them. As primarily situational and contrarian style cappers, this automatically makes us really like Florida here. The oddsmakers feel these teams are evenly matched, but now that we're getting some decent "plus money" in return here on the Panthers, we do indeed feel that the best VALUE play here in Game 1 is by taking the underdog. Of course, being successful in the playoffs, both from a handicapping perspective and of the team's playing the actual games is about making adjustments from game to game. And so we'll see what happens here in Game 1, and we'll make some necessary adjustments for Game 2 if we have to, but with these teams being so evenly matched, the value as they say is by grabbing the plus money in our opinion. Florida was an interesting story, favored to come out of the East before the year started, but a lackluster start to the season saw most write off the Panthers as a serious threat. But being successful in the playoffs is a lot about timing, chemistry, and momentum. And there's no question that the Panthers have a ton of that after coming back down 0-2 to the Bruins in their first series to then knock off Boston, which is arguably the biggest NHL Playoff upset in history. After a seven-game series vs. the Bruins, not many gave Florida a chance vs. the Leafs either, myself included. But they destroyed Toronto in five games. They've had almost a week off between games to focus. Carolina has also had a week off to prepare, but the Hurricanes' path to this point has been less impressive I'd say, beating the Islanders in six and then a shaky Devils team in five. Carolina had the better goaltending during the regular season, but these teams are now putting up similar numbers in that department during the Playoffs, so we'll call that area a "wash" in this series. Value, value, value, it's all about that "plus money" return here for us on the Panthers!
Good luck, TIR
This should be a great series. When the Opening line first came out, it was almost a "pick em," but the Hurricanes have slowly been bet up and they're now in the 140 range with nearly 70% of the wagers/money on them. As primarily situational and contrarian style cappers, this automatically makes us really like Florida here. The oddsmakers feel these teams are evenly matched, but now that we're getting some decent "plus money" in return here on the Panthers, we do indeed feel that the best VALUE play here in Game 1 is by taking the underdog. Of course, being successful in the playoffs, both from a handicapping perspective and of the team's playing the actual games is about making adjustments from game to game. And so we'll see what happens here in Game 1, and we'll make some necessary adjustments for Game 2 if we have to, but with these teams being so evenly matched, the value as they say is by grabbing the plus money in our opinion. Florida was an interesting story, favored to come out of the East before the year started, but a lackluster start to the season saw most write off the Panthers as a serious threat. But being successful in the playoffs is a lot about timing, chemistry, and momentum. And there's no question that the Panthers have a ton of that after coming back down 0-2 to the Bruins in their first series to then knock off Boston, which is arguably the biggest NHL Playoff upset in history. After a seven-game series vs. the Bruins, not many gave Florida a chance vs. the Leafs either, myself included. But they destroyed Toronto in five games. They've had almost a week off between games to focus. Carolina has also had a week off to prepare, but the Hurricanes' path to this point has been less impressive I'd say, beating the Islanders in six and then a shaky Devils team in five. Carolina had the better goaltending during the regular season, but these teams are now putting up similar numbers in that department during the Playoffs, so we'll call that area a "wash" in this series. Value, value, value, it's all about that "plus money" return here for us on the Panthers!
Good luck, TIR
