The Hurricanes enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the favorites to lift the Cup -- but at +550 odds at ESPN BET, they hold the longest odds for any favorite entering the playoffs in the last 40 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Information.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have long been marked by parity. Perhaps more than any other major professional sport, the NHL routinely sees teams outperform expectations in the regular season, sneak into the playoffs, make a run to the Stanley Cup Final and oftentimes win it., who opened that regular season at 60-1 to win the title -- the longest preseason odds of any Cup winner since at least 1984-85.
It feels appropriate, then, that 18 years later, the Canes enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the favorites to lift the Cup -- but at +550 odds at ESPN BET, they hold the longest odds for any favorite entering the playoffs in the last 40 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Information. Other books have Carolina as long as +650, meaning their odds as this year's favorites are longer than when they won the Cup as underdogs nearly two decades ago.
"Without a doubt, this is as wide open a field as I've seen in years," says Fanatics Sportsbook trader Ty Gour."While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are known for unpredictability, this race is as tight as it gets. You can make a serious Cup case for just about every team in the field this year."Carolina led ESPN BET's future odds going into and coming out of the regular season, but from October to the end of March, other teams took turns playing the favorite role.
The Blueshirts have"by far" the most handle at ESPN BET with 12%, as well as the most at BetMGM and FanDuel . DraftKings tells ESPN that while the Rangers don't have the most handle at its book , they're one of the book's biggest liabilities due to their decently long odds throughout the season. "No surprise that the Rangers have been a hot ticket since the get-go. Them being in New York and being the most popular team plays a part," Caesars in-play NHL lead Karry Shreve tells ESPN."Wherever the Rangers are positioned, whether they're going to be down in the series or up in the series, we always expect to get a lot of Ranger money.
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