Oddsmakers list Maple Leafs as favorites to beat Lightning in playoff series
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- 13 Apr 2023
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Is this the year the Toronto Maple Leafs finally make it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs?
Well, it seems like oddsmakers feel that way.
The Leafs are -150 favourites to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in their upcoming first-round matchup, as per Sports Interaction.
Toronto has secured home ice in their first-round series, meaning they’ll host Games 1 and 2, as well as Game 5 and Game 7, if necessary.
The most likely outcome of the series per oddsmakers is Toronto winning in seven games (at +405 odds), while a Lightning 4-0 sweep is coming in at +1400 odds so far.
A full list of different odds to bet on is available on Sports Interaction, including player props, series over-unders, and the correct final score of the series.
But while Toronto's performed better over the regular season to date than their divisional counterparts, the Lightning have been one of the NHL’s most impressive franchises over the last decade, winning a league-high 84 playoff games since the 2013 postseason.
Toronto, by comparison, has won 38 over that time span (19th league-wide), while the second-place team — the Pittsburgh Penguins — have won 60 games.
The Lightning are a unique animal when it comes to the NHL playoffs, having won a whopping 22 playoff series since the last time the Leafs won a single postseason round way back in 2004 against the Ottawa Senators. Read More…
