Florida comes into the series after losing seven of its past 10 games, including 5-1 to the Lightning in the regular-season finale. Both teams have plenty of playoff experience and Tampa Bay will have Andrei Vasilevskiy in net and he is 37-20-5 this seasom. Vasilevskiy has a 2.17 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage with six shutouts. The Lightning are out to avenge last year's first-round playoff loss to the Panthers. Tampa Bay won 29 of 41 home games this season and it led the league with 3.56 goals per game. The Lightning have gone OVER five of its past six games and its past seven home games have gone OVER. Florida has gone OVER four of five when playing on the road against Tampa Bay. Take the Lightning and the OVER.
This pick was released to clients on April 22, 2025 at 12:48PM ET.
Florida at Tampa Bay
April 22, 2025
1.5 units on Tampa Bay -117 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.78)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 5.5 -108 (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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