The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers tend to play their finest in the biggest games. This is one of those games, the Winter Classic against the Rangers. It is being held outdoors at loanDepot Park in Miami, home of baseball's Miami Marlins. There could be 30,000 in attendance, and the game is being nationally televised on TNT. The Panthers have won five of the past six meetings in this series. Florida is off a 3-2 home overtime loss to Montreal from this past Tuesday. The Rangers are on less rest. They fell to the Capitals on the road, 6-3, two days ago. The Rangers are 31st in scoring. Florida ranks 12th in scoring and is sixth in expected goals. There is a chance that star forward Matthew Tkachuk could make his season debut for the Panthers. That would be a bonus. Sergei Bobrovsky has looked better in the net for the Panthers. The veteran goalie went 7-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA in 10 December starts after posting a 3.43 GAA in nine November outings. Take the Panthers.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.2 with New York winning on the moneyline, Florida winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 3.0 to 3.0 with Florida winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.6 with Florida winning on the moneyline, New York winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 75% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 4.0 to 2.2 with Florida winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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New York at Florida
New York's defense is 13th in save percentage (.901) and 11th in penalty killing. Florida's defense is seventh in goals given up (2.66 per game), 10th in penalty killing, and eighth in save percentage (.907). Florida is on a 19-6 run UNDER the total, including seven in a row. Take New York/Florida UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 4.4 to 1.8 with Florida winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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New York at Florida
New York has lost 15 of its last 20 games and six of its previous seven. The Rangers have averaged only 1.44 goals in their past nine games and come off a 6-2 defeat against Tampa Bay on Saturday. Florida has won the past four meetings, and the Panthers have won four straight games on one day of rest. The Rangers have lost six of seven versus teams with winning records, and they are playing 1-9 with one day of rest. Florida has won 10 of 11, scoring at least one goal, but it has also been shut out four times in that span. However, New York has allowed 11 goals in its past two games in losses to New Jersey and the Lightning. Sergei Bobrovsky is confirmed for the Panthers, and he is 16-7-1 with a 2.80 goals-against average. Take the Panthers.
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