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Top Five Stanley Cup Favorites
Offshore sportsbooksharps who wager on futures have to keep a close eye on theoddsmakers throughout each season of every sport. In the NHL, for example, thetop-five Stanley Cup favorites get shuffled every week as teams get hot and cold.Here’s a look at the current top five at most books.
1. Pittsburgh Penguins (+500)
BOOM: They’re the defending champs, so it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to knowthey have excellenthockey odds. Any team with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkinwill compete every season; it also helps that Marc-Andre Fleury has establishedhimself as a big-game goalie. And does any team get more from its checkingforwards than Pittsburgh does?BUST: It’s the Crosby/Malkin show but Pittsburgh’s offensive depth isn’t great. Aninjury to either of the Dynamic Duo would almost certainly derail the Pens’ Cuphopes, especially since they compete with some deep offensive teams in the East.
2. Detroit Red Wings (+500)
BOOM: I have to be honest – I think the oddsmakers are mistaken here. The Wingsare the top favorites for the same reason the Patriots were inNFL bettingat thestart of the season: pedigree. Detroit wins or contends every season, so peopleexpect them to be there come June.BUST: Factoring in Johan Franzen’s serious knee injury, four of Detroit’s top six goalscorers from last season are gone, as Marian Hossa, Jiri Hudler and MikaelSamuelsson bolted for free agency. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg can’t do itall on their own, especially since they take on so much defensive responsibility.
3. San Jose Sharks (+600)
BOOM: If you’re the type who gets swayed by the flashing lights of slot machines ina casino, you’re probably all over the Sharks right now, as Dany Heatley’s early-
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