Posted
on 01/28/2008 3:45 PM
By: CappersPicks.com NHL Hockey
Handicapping Staff
Hockey Wagering - Red Wings lead Stanley Cup List
BetUS: The
National Hockey League returns from its All-Star
Break on Tuesday night, and the Detroit
Red Wings will hit the ice with the league’s
best record at 37-10-4. And while the Red
Wings trailed the Ottawa Senators on the
BetUS Stanley Cup odds list when we last
looked before Christmas, those doing any
NHL betting this week will notice that
Nicklas Lidstrom and company have now overtaken
Daniel Alfredsson’s club
on the list.
The Red Wings
were listed at +400 odds to win the Stanley
Cup back on December 24, but they’re now pegged as the +325
favorites to be the champions this season.
The Senators, on the other hand, have remained
steady at +350 odds. Ottawa blasted Tampa
Bay 8-4 in their last game before the All-Star
Break, but overall they’ve lost five
of their past seven contests to sit just
six points up on the Canadiens for first
in the East.
Montreal has
won seven of their past 10 games, but they’ve still managed to
fall from +2500 to +3000 Stanley Cup odds
over the past month. The Habs, though, aren’t
alone in that fall – 15 other teams
have worse Cup odds now than they did back
in December.
Headlining
that list are the New York Rangers, who
had been pegged at +1000 championship odds
but are now sitting at just +1800. New
York went just 4-4-2 over their last 10
contests before the All-Star Break, and
they’re
now tied with the rival New York Islanders
for last place in the Atlantic Division and
eighth place in the conference.
The Islanders’ odds
have fallen as well, from +5000 to +6000,
as they too struggle to get a foothold
in the Eastern playoff picture. Other Eastern
teams with falling odds include the Toronto
Maple Leafs (from +4000 to +6000), the
Tampa Bay Lightning (from +3500 to +7000),
the Carolina Hurricanes (from +1400 to
+2000), the Boston Bruins (from +4000 to
+5000), and the Philadelphia Flyers (from
a low +1600 to just +2000).
That leaves eight Western Conference teams
with worse Stanley Cup odds right now, including
the injury-ravaged Colorado Avalanche who
have fallen from +2000 to +2500. The Avs
should have forward Paul Stastny back in
lineup soon (without his appendix), but forwards
Joe Sakic and Ryan Smyth will both be out
of action for quite a bit longer.
The Chicago Blackhawks surged to +5000 Cup
odds on the basis of a decent start to the
season, but poor play of late has dropped
that line to +8000. Other West teams with
falling title odds include the Nashville
Predators (from +5000 to +6000), the San
Jose Sharks (from +1100 to +1200), the Minnesota
Wild (from +1600 to +2000), the Columbus
Blue Jackets (from +5000 to +6000), and the
Edmonton Oilers (from +10000 to +12500).
As well, the Los Angeles Kings have plummeted
from +15000 to +25000.
Besides the
Senators, four other teams have stayed
steady on the Stanley Cup odds list over
the past month – the New Jersey
Devils (+1400), Dallas Stars (+2500), Florida
Panthers (+6000), and St. Louis Blues (+4000).
New Jersey and Dallas are both currently
in the Top 8 of their conferences, while
Florida and St. Louis are sitting below.
The Red Wings
have shown a slight improvement on their
Cup odds, but the biggest gainers have
been the Phoenix Coyotes. Wayne Gretzky’s
team won six of their last 10 games prior
to the All-Star Break, and they enter the
second half of the season just two points
back of the Avs for eighth place in the Western
Conference. The Coyotes were at longshot
+20000 odds a month ago, but that line has
shot up to just +6000 for this week.
The Washington
Capitals have also seen a big improvement
in their odds – from
+12500 to +8000. Washington is 7-3-0 over
their past 10 games, and they’re now
only one point behind the Hurricanes for
top spot in the Southeast Division. Another
Southeast team, the Atlanta Thrashers, has
seen an improvement from +5000 to +4000.
That leaves five other teams that have better
Cup odds now than they did in late 2007.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone from +1800
to +1200, although the loss of Sidney Crosby
for two months will hurt. The Vancouver Canucks
went from +1800 to +1400, the Buffalo Sabres
from +3000 to +2500, and the Calgary Flames
from +3000 to +1800.
And the defending
champion Anaheim Ducks have improved from
+1000 to +800 Stanley Cup odds over the past
month, with defenseman Scott Niedermayer
back in the lineup. The Ducks entered the
break at 27-20-6, a single point back of
the Sharks and Stars in the Pacific Division.
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