Tampa, Colorado and Vegas top Stanley Cup odds

We’re nearly halfway through this Covid-19 shortened 2021 NHL season, and the playoff picture is starting to shape up. We’ve got odds for a potential Stanley Cup Matchup thanks to Bodog, and due to the wild shortened season we’re witnessing, they’re a little bit everywhere. With just over a month since the season started, the condensed but pandemic riddled season has seen some teams play as many as 20 of their scheduled 56 matches, whereas others have had games postponed and played as little as 13. That’s still enough for the pundits to have favorites, and for sportsbooks to have started creating these lines. At the top of the odds, we have a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and either the Colorado Avalanche or Las Vegas Golden Knights. Tampa looks like a favorite thanks to their Goal Differential of +20, although they aren’t even top of the Discover Central division at this point, trailing both the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. Meanwhile, Colorado and Vegas are both competing to win the Honda West division, but 2019 champions St. Louis also up there in the standings, but with an even goal differential. Also prominent in the potential matchups are the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and league leading Toronto Maple Leafs. Although Toronto has a better record than Tampa Bay, they’ve played four more games and have a worse goal differential, and perhaps an easier schedule thanks to being in the Scotia North division with the league’s worst team, the Ottawa Senators. Due to the pandemic, the playoffs will look a little different this year. Each division will have its own 4 team playoffs, with a final four then facing off based on their season standings. That could mean a classic Toronto or Montreal vs. Boston final for the first time since the 1970s. Unfortunately, that means you can’t bet on a repeat of last year’s bubble finals between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning. But if you think Dallas can make it back to the final, there’s some great long odds to bet on; they are +4500 to play either Vegas or Colorado. If you’re asking me though, if Florida ever creeps into the odds, bet on them. They currently lead the Discover Central division, beat Tampa twice this season in three tries, but Bodog didn’t see fit to list them for any potential matchups. 2021 Stanley Cup Exact Matchup Colorado Vs Tampa Bay+1800 Vegas Vs Tampa Bay+1800 Colorado Vs Toronto+2000 Vegas Vs Toronto+2000 Colorado Vs Boston+2200 Vegas Vs Boston+2200 Tampa Bay Vs Toronto+2200 Tampa Bay Vs Boston+2200 Colorado Vs Montreal+2500 Vegas Vs Montreal+2500 Tampa Bay Vs Montreal+2500 Toronto Vs Boston+2500 Montreal Vs Boston+3300 Colorado Vs Carolina+3500 Colorado Vs Philadelphia+3500 Vegas Vs Carolina+3500 Vegas Vs Philadelphia+3500 St. Louis Vs Tampa Bay+3500 Tampa Bay Vs Philadelphia+3500 Colorado Vs Dallas+4500 Vegas Vs Dallas+4500 St. Louis Vs Toronto+4500 St. Louis Vs Boston+4500 Carolina Vs Toronto+4500 Carolina Vs Boston+4500 Toronto Vs Philadelphia+4500 Colorado Vs Washington+5000 Colorado Vs Pittsburgh+5000 Vegas Vs Washington+5000 Vegas Vs Pittsburgh+5000 Tampa Bay Vs Washington+5000 St. Louis Vs Montreal+5500 Tampa Bay Vs Pittsburgh+5500 Carolina Vs Montreal+5500 Dallas Vs Toronto+5500 Dallas Vs Boston+5500 Montreal Vs Philadelphia+5500 Colorado Vs Edmonton+6000 Vegas Vs Edmonton+6000 Toronto Vs Washington+6000 Toronto Vs Pittsburgh+6000 Colorado Vs Calgary+6500 Vegas Vs Calgary+6500 Tampa Bay Vs Edmonton+6500 Dallas Vs Montreal+6500 Tampa Bay Vs Calgary+7000 Montreal Vs Washington+7000 Montreal Vs Pittsburgh+7500 St. Louis Vs Carolina+8000 St. Louis Vs Philadelphia+8000 Carolina Vs Philadelphia+8000 Edmonton Vs Boston+8000 Calgary Vs Boston+8500 St. Louis Vs Dallas+9500 Dallas Vs Philadelphia+9500 St. Louis Vs Washington+10000 St. Louis Vs Pittsburgh+10000 Carolina Vs Washington+10000 Carolina Vs Pittsburgh+10000 St. Louis Vs Edmonton+12500 St. Louis Vs Calgary+12500 Carolina Vs Edmonton+12500 Carolina Vs Calgary+12500 Dallas Vs Washington+12500 Dallas Vs Pittsburgh+12500 Edmonton Vs Philadelphia+12500 Calgary Vs Philadelphia+12500 Dallas Vs Edmonton+15000 Dallas Vs Calgary+17500 Edmonton Vs Washington+17500 Edmonton Vs Pittsburgh+17500 Calgary Vs Washington+17500 Calgary Vs Pittsburgh+17500 The post Tampa, Colorado and Vegas top Stanley Cup odds appeared first on CalvinAyre.com.