Stanley Cup Final picks, odds: Best prop bets for Panthers vs. Oilers

The 2024-25 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers gets underway Wednesday night at Rogers Place in Alberta. By now, you know the storylines.It’s a rematch of last year’s classic seven-game series and Connor McDavid’s second opportunity to win his first Stanley Cup.It’s also the third consecutive trip to the Final for the Panthers. The Stanley Cup Final is always dripping with drama, but this year’s showpiece has everything you want in a matchup.To get ready, we’ve combed through the entire betting menu for the Stanley Cup Final and honed in on our favorite props for what should be a thriller between the Oilers and Panthers.Look, it’d be easy to make the case for McDavid (+170) or Leon Draisaitl (+220), but their prices are too short to get excited about, especially since Florida can make life difficult for the Oilers’ dynamic duo. If you want to go with one of McDavid or Draisaitl, don’t let me stop you.

But I will make the case for a long shot, too.Anton Lundell comes into the Stanley Cup Final with 12 points in 17 games.That’s a healthy total, but it puts him eighth on the Panthers this postseason and five points behind Aleksander Barkov for the lead.However, I think Lundell has more scoring upside than usual in this series.Paul Maurice is going to do everything he can to get Barkov out against McDavid, which will make it quite difficult for Florida’s No.

1 center to continue his scoring pace.Similarly, I think we’ll see a lot of Sam Bennett’s line, which features Matthew Tkachuk, squaring up against Draisaitl. That should leave a pretty favorable matchup for Lundell’s line, which has been dynamite all postseason.Lundell, Brad Marchand, and Eetu Luostarinen have combined for 39 points in the first three rounds.If you want to make one McDavid-related bet before the Final, I’d make it this one.Draisaitl is the favorite to lead the series in goals at +300, but he’s only got one more goal than McDavid...