Nicklas Lidstrom and the veteran-laden Detroit Red Wings have made it back to the Stanley Cup final, but in order to claim that championship they’re going to have to get past Sidney Crosby and the youthful Pittsburgh Penguins. So if you’re planning on doing some NHL sports betting on this series, who will you find pegged as the online betting Cup favorites?
That’d be Detroit, who the BetUS online sportsbook oddsmakers have listed at -165 to win this year’s Stanley Cup. The Penguins, on the other hand, find themselves entering the best-of-seven series as the +135 underdogs. The Red Wings will have home-ice advantage in this sports betting set, and Game 1 will be played in Detroit on Saturday night (puck drop is 8pm ET).
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