May 8, 2008
Bet the NHL Conference Finals at betED.com
The NHL Conference Finals get going Thursday and Friday and betED.com has Series Prices, daily game lines, and Stanley Cup champion odds available for hockey betting fans.
The Dallas Stars visit the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena (7:30 pm ET, VERSUS), while the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Philadelphia Flyers in the opener of the East final ? aka, The Battle of Pennsylvania ? on Friday night (7:30 pm ET, VERSUS).
Detroit is a -210 moneyline favorite to win the best-of-seven West final at betED.com, while Pittsburgh is at -190 odds to win the East final.
The Red Wings are -190 to win Game 1 and the over/under total is 5. The Penguins are a -170 favorite to beat the Flyers in their opener, and the total is 5?.
Detroit dominated the injury-depleted Colorado Avalanche in their Western Conference semifinal, sweeping the best-of-seven series 4-0, while Dallas took out the favored San Jose Sharks in the other West semifinal, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2.
Pittsburgh beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in their East semifinal to advance, while Philadelphia beat the Montreal Canadiens, the No. 1 seed in the conference, 4-1 in their semifinal.
It?s been a decade since Dallas and Detroit squared off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The teams met in the 1998 Western Conference Final, with Detroit winning four games to two. The Red Wings went on to sweep the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final for their second consecutive championship, the last time a team won back-to-back Stanley Cups.
Detroit had the upper hand in the season series, going 3-1. The teams last met on March 13, when Detroit won 5-3 as a -170 home favorite. Detroit has had the Stars? number for quite some time, going 11-4-5 over the past 20 meetings and 7-2-2 in the past 11 meetings in Detroit.
The Flyers have been perfect against Pittsburgh in the postseason, going 3-0 in the three series the teams have played. They last met in 2000 Eastern Conference semifinals, won 4-2 by Philadelphia.
Philadelphia won the season series 5-3, including a 2-0 home-ice shutout the last time the teams squared off on April 6.
Detroit remains the favorite to win the Stanley Cup, at +130. Pittsburgh is +175, while Dallas is +250 and Philadelphia +500.
Bet the NHL Conference Finals at betED.com
The NHL Conference Finals get going Thursday and Friday and betED.com has Series Prices, daily game lines, and Stanley Cup champion odds available for hockey betting fans.
The Dallas Stars visit the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena (7:30 pm ET, VERSUS), while the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Philadelphia Flyers in the opener of the East final ? aka, The Battle of Pennsylvania ? on Friday night (7:30 pm ET, VERSUS).
Detroit is a -210 moneyline favorite to win the best-of-seven West final at betED.com, while Pittsburgh is at -190 odds to win the East final.
The Red Wings are -190 to win Game 1 and the over/under total is 5. The Penguins are a -170 favorite to beat the Flyers in their opener, and the total is 5?.
Detroit dominated the injury-depleted Colorado Avalanche in their Western Conference semifinal, sweeping the best-of-seven series 4-0, while Dallas took out the favored San Jose Sharks in the other West semifinal, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2.
Pittsburgh beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in their East semifinal to advance, while Philadelphia beat the Montreal Canadiens, the No. 1 seed in the conference, 4-1 in their semifinal.
It?s been a decade since Dallas and Detroit squared off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The teams met in the 1998 Western Conference Final, with Detroit winning four games to two. The Red Wings went on to sweep the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final for their second consecutive championship, the last time a team won back-to-back Stanley Cups.
Detroit had the upper hand in the season series, going 3-1. The teams last met on March 13, when Detroit won 5-3 as a -170 home favorite. Detroit has had the Stars? number for quite some time, going 11-4-5 over the past 20 meetings and 7-2-2 in the past 11 meetings in Detroit.
The Flyers have been perfect against Pittsburgh in the postseason, going 3-0 in the three series the teams have played. They last met in 2000 Eastern Conference semifinals, won 4-2 by Philadelphia.
Philadelphia won the season series 5-3, including a 2-0 home-ice shutout the last time the teams squared off on April 6.
Detroit remains the favorite to win the Stanley Cup, at +130. Pittsburgh is +175, while Dallas is +250 and Philadelphia +500.
