Stanley Cup Odds, Market Report: Panthers are Popular Pick Over Oilers

The Stanley Cup Final is officially set.

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Florida Panthers for sports' most famous trophy with the series set to start on Saturday, June 8.

The Panthers opened as Stanley Cup favorites at -125 odds at BetMGM. Bets have already begun to roll in on the Panthers in the series. They have moved from -125 to -130 as of Monday morning.

Florida is getting 60% of the bets and accounts for 85% of the handle to win the series at BetMGM.

Entering the playoffs, the Panthers were already a popular Stanley Cup pick. The Panthers had +700 odds to hoist the trophy. That was the second best among all playoff teams before the playoffs. The Panthers opened the season with +1800 odds to win the Stanley Cup at BetMGM.

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The Oilers have also consistently been high on the odds board throughout the season. They opened the season with the second-highest odds to win the Stanley Cup at +800 at BetMGM. Before the start of the playoffs, they were still +800.

Connor McDavid is the favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, given to the MVP of the Stanley Cup. He is +200 at BetMGM. McDavid accounts for 9.4% of the tickets and 15.3% of the handle. He is the second-biggest liability for BetMGM.

The other two big liabilities for BetMGM are on the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk is the second-biggest liability. Tkachuk accounts for 7.9% of the bets and 14.5% of the handle. He is +600 to win the award.

The other is the Panthers' captain, Aleksander Barkov. He is +400 to win the Conn Smythe.

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