Edmonton Oilers Face Tough But Not Impossible Challenge in Stanley Cup Quest

Published on June 5, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers’ Stanley Cup Finals appearance has raised hopes a Canadian team will win for the first time in 31 years, but the challenge of the Florida Panthers will be hard to overcome. Odds-makers like the Panthers (-130) over the Oilers (+115) to win the Stanley Cup Final, meaning it would take a $130 bet on the favoured Panthers to win $100, while a $100 bet on the underdog Oilers would net $115 if they win. Essentially, the Panthers have a 57.5 percent chance of winning the series. Those odds sound right to Rod Pedersen, host of the online Cats ‘n Bolts podcast and his eponymous sports talk show on Game TV.  The small-town Saskatchewan boy grew up an Oilers fan but now lives 21 miles from the Panthers’ Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida....

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