Avs Open Playoffs As Cup Favorites Amid Tepid Action On Florida Teams

Colorado tied for seventh in the NHL with 102 points throughout the routine season, however the Avalanche are opening the playoffs as the agreement favorites to win the 2025 Stanley Cup.


On the eve of playing host to Game 1 of a first-round series against the Dallas Stars-- who completed with 106 points throughout the routine season-- Colorado was being offered as the +750 Cup favorite by DraftKings and at +700 by BetMGM.


It helps that the Stars will be minus leading goal-scorer Jason Robertson due to a lower-body injury sustained in the team's regular-season finale. Dallas has already been playing without leading defenseman Miro Heiskanen (knee) and limps into the playoffs 0-5-2 in its previous seven video games.


By contrast, after retooling the roster throughout the season, Colorado has actually been getting momentum considering that mid-February. That has actually resulted in the Avalanche being backed by the most total wagers (10.6 percent) and money (11.0) to win the Cup considering that opening at +1000 at BetMGM.


However, Colorado is not amongst the book's three most significant Cup liabilities.


The leading honor because regard would go to St. Louis, followed by and Dallas. With the Blues (+4000) and Canadiens (+8000) the two biggest longshots staying, BetMGM is more nervous about the Avalanche.


It's the two Florida groups the book is pulling for presently. The defending champion Panthers have actually drawn a modest 6.3 percent of the cash at +750 currently, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have actually been backed by just 2.8 percent of the cash while moving from +2000 to +1100.


Tampa Bay completed connected with Colorado with 102 points throughout the routine season, while Florida was 11th with 98 points.


"The Panthers and Lightning are among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup however the general public is neglecting them," BetMGM senior trader Matthew Rasp said. "BetMGM really desires the Stanley Cup to remain in Florida."


Winnipeg, which topped the league with 116 points while winning an NHL-best 56 games, opens the postseason at +1000 at both BetMGM and DraftKings-- the eighth-shortest Cup odds and tied for the sixth-shortest odds at the latter.