Once again it seems like the betting market is a little skeptical of the New York Rangers.
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finals last spring, you’d expect that the bookies would have tagged the Blueshirts as one of the clear favorites to hoist Lord Stanley next June.the best team in the regular season, but they’re also a public darling when it comes to betting and And yet, the Rangers are essentially a co-favorite with the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes to win the Metropolitan Division and their Over/Under is sitting at “just” 100.5 points, which is well short of the 114 they put up last season.
That doesn’t mean the bookies are projecting the Blueshirts to be bad, but perhaps just underwhelming compared to how they are viewed by fans, pundits and the mainstream media.Yankees vs. Royals prediction: Clarke Schmidt faces Seth Lugo in ALDS Game 3Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby looks on at he face-off circle against the Detroit Red Wings during the first period at PPG Paints Arena.
The Blueshirts are sitting as a -140 favorite at the time of writing and that feels about right when you consider they are on the road and add in the unpredictability of opening night. The best path to success for Pittsburgh in this game — and this season — is to play a more conservative style of hockey to guard against their lack of offensive skill.
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