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NBC Sports
6 days ago
- Business
- NBC Sports
Oilers slightly favored over Panthers in Stanley Cup Final rematch
LAS VEGAS — The Stanley Cup Final is so close to being a tossup, Florida would likely be favored if the Panthers had home-ice advantage. But that edge belongs to Edmonton, which largely explains why the Oilers are slight favorites to win the series, which begins Wednesday. 'However you want to look at this pie, you could make an argument that either team could be favored,' Caesars Sportsbook head of hockey Karry Shreeve said. 'Home ice is definitely playing a part. You're just playing the percentages. The team that wins Game 1 of the Stanley Cup, they go on to win roughly 75% of the time.' BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Oilers as -130 favorites to win Game 1 and take that important 1-0 series lead. The sportsbook makes Edmonton as the -125 favorite to become the first Canadian team since Montreal in 1993 to hoist the Stanley Cup. Defending champion Florida, which beat Edmonton in seven games last year, is the +105 underdog. BetMGM trading manager Christian Cipollini said about 55% of the money has come in on the Oilers. 'I would expect that to probably continue,' Cipollini said. 'I think we'll probably take a little more Oilers money just because of Connor McDavid, but this is a rematch. Florida won last year, so I think we will end up getting an even projection.' Hockey handicapper Alex B. Smith, who co-hosts The Ice Guys podcast, doesn't buy the Oilers should be favored. 'You don't see rematches too often in the Cup Final,' Smith said. 'When you do, you always ask yourself the obvious question: Are these two teams better or worse than they were last year? I'd say Florida is a better version of themselves from last year. Edmonton (is) slightly worse than last year, especially when you look at no Zach Hyman available for this series. Connor Brown is returning for Game 1, but how healthy is he going to be? 'I give the edges to Florida based off of they've been playing better, sound defense. I think they're a tighter team than they were last year.' McDavid to repeat? Edmonton's captain became the second skater and sixth player to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP last season while playing on the losing team. McDavid leads this postseason in scoring with 26 points, one ahead of teammate Leon Draisaitl, and is the +100 favorite at BetMGM to win the Conn Smythe, giving him a chance to make even more history even if the Panthers win. 'Are they really going to give McDavid back-to-back Conn Smythes in losing efforts?' Cipollini asked. 'He is the favorite because of the points scored and there's already a precedent that they could give it to him here, but that's something to watch as the games get going. If there is a Florida player that isn't really standing out ... there is a real world where it could be him again in a losing effort.' Relying on Skinner Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has long been viewed as a weakness on the roster, a reputation that appeared to be sealed when he was benched two games into the playoffs. But Skinner is a major reason Edmonton is still playing. He has allowed one or zero goals in five of his past seven starts, three of them shutouts. Another great run in the net could put Skinner, listed +3500 at BetMGM, in position to win the Conn Smythe. 'I would not have told you this was sustainable before,' Smith said of Skinner's hot play. 'Now, with one series left, it certainly is sustainable.' Experienced vs. tired Panthers Florida is making its third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final, another deep run in which fatigue could finally catch up to the Panthers. Or they could simply be on a heater having won 10 of their previous 11 playoff series. Shreeve said the metrics point to a Panthers championship and though either outcome would be fine with Caesars, a Florida victory would be better. 'I don't hate where we're at with this one,' Shreeve said. 'Last year was a little bit tougher because more people liked Florida, but people are all about Edmonton this postseason, which I like.' NBA romp could benefit NHL Because this series apparently could go either way and Oklahoma City is heavily favored over Indiana in the NBA Finals, that could increase betting interest in the Stanley Cup Final. 'I think it helps the NBA is getting the less sexier matchup,' Shreeve said. 'The more bettable series is going to be Edmonton-Florida. If things stay tight, it has a chance to go six or seven games, which would help.'
San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Oilers slightly favored over Panthers in Stanley Cup Final rematch
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Stanley Cup Final is so close to being a tossup, Florida would likely be favored if the Panthers had home-ice advantage. But that edge belongs to Edmonton, which largely explains why the Oilers are slight favorites to win the series, which begins Wednesday. 'However you want to look at this pie, you could make an argument that either team could be favored,' Caesars Sportsbook head of hockey Karry Shreeve said. 'Home ice is definitely playing a part. You're just playing the percentages. The team that wins Game 1 of the Stanley Cup, they go on to win roughly 75% of the time.' BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Oilers as -130 favorites to win Game 1 and take that important 1-0 series lead. The sportsbook makes Edmonton as the -125 favorite to become the first Canadian team since Montreal in 1993 to hoist the Stanley Cup. Defending champion Florida, which beat Edmonton in seven games last year, is the +105 underdog. BetMGM trading manager Christian Cipollini said about 55% of the money has come in on the Oilers. 'I would expect that to probably continue,' Cipollini said. 'I think we'll probably take a little more Oilers money just because of Connor McDavid, but this is a rematch. Florida won last year, so I think we will end up getting an even projection.' Hockey handicapper Alex B. Smith, who co-hosts The Ice Guys podcast, doesn't buy the Oilers should be favored. 'You don't see rematches too often in the Cup Final,' Smith said. "When you do, you always ask yourself the obvious question: Are these two teams better or worse than they were last year? I'd say Florida is a better version of themselves from last year. Edmonton (is) slightly worse than last year, especially when you look at no Zach Hyman available for this series. Connor Brown is returning for Game 1, but how healthy is he going to be? 'I give the edges to Florida based off of they've been playing better, sound defense. I think they're a tighter team than they were last year.' McDavid to repeat? Edmonton's captain became the second skater and sixth player to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP last season while playing on the losing team. McDavid leads this postseason in scoring with 26 points, one ahead of teammate Leon Draisaitl, and is the +100 favorite at BetMGM to win the Conn Smythe, giving him a chance to make even more history even if the Panthers win. 'Are they really going to give McDavid back-to-back Conn Smythes in losing efforts?' Cipollini asked. 'He is the favorite because of the points scored and there's already a precedent that they could give it to him here, but that's something to watch as the games get going. If there is a Florida player that isn't really standing out ... there is a real world where it could be him again in a losing effort.' Relying on Skinner Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has long been viewed as a weakness on the roster, a reputation that appeared to be sealed when he was benched two games into the playoffs. But Skinner is a major reason Edmonton is still playing. He has allowed one or zero goals in five of his past seven starts, three of them shutouts. Another great run in the net could put Skinner, listed +3500 at BetMGM, in position to win the Conn Smythe. 'I would not have told you this was sustainable before,' Smith said of Skinner's hot play. 'Now, with one series left, it certainly is sustainable.' Experienced vs. tired Panthers Florida is making its third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final, another deep run in which fatigue could finally catch up to the Panthers. Or they could simply be on a heater having won 10 of their previous 11 playoff series. Shreeve said the metrics point to a Panthers championship and though either outcome would be fine with Caesars, a Florida victory would be better. 'I don't hate where we're at with this one,' Shreeve said. 'Last year was a little bit tougher because more people liked Florida, but people are all about Edmonton this postseason, which I like.' NBA romp could benefit NHL Because this series apparently could go either way and Oklahoma City is heavily favored over Indiana in the NBA Finals, that could increase betting interest in the Stanley Cup Final. 'I think it helps the NBA is getting the less sexier matchup,' Shreeve said. 'The more bettable series is going to be Edmonton-Florida. If things stay tight, it has a chance to go six or seven games, which would help.' ___
Fox Sports
6 days ago
- Business
- Fox Sports
Oilers slightly favored over Panthers in Stanley Cup Final rematch
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Stanley Cup Final is so close to being a tossup, Florida would likely be favored if the Panthers had home-ice advantage. But that edge belongs to Edmonton, which largely explains why the Oilers are slight favorites to win the series, which begins Wednesday. 'However you want to look at this pie, you could make an argument that either team could be favored,' Caesars Sportsbook head of hockey Karry Shreeve said. 'Home ice is definitely playing a part. You're just playing the percentages. The team that wins Game 1 of the Stanley Cup, they go on to win roughly 75% of the time.' BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Oilers as -130 favorites to win Game 1 and take that important 1-0 series lead. The sportsbook makes Edmonton as the -125 favorite to become the first Canadian team since Montreal in 1993 to hoist the Stanley Cup. Defending champion Florida, which beat Edmonton in seven games last year, is the +105 underdog. BetMGM trading manager Christian Cipollini said about 55% of the money has come in on the Oilers. 'I would expect that to probably continue,' Cipollini said. 'I think we'll probably take a little more Oilers money just because of Connor McDavid, but this is a rematch. Florida won last year, so I think we will end up getting an even projection.' Hockey handicapper Alex B. Smith, who co-hosts The Ice Guys podcast, doesn't buy the Oilers should be favored. 'You don't see rematches too often in the Cup Final,' Smith said. "When you do, you always ask yourself the obvious question: Are these two teams better or worse than they were last year? I'd say Florida is a better version of themselves from last year. Edmonton (is) slightly worse than last year, especially when you look at no Zach Hyman available for this series. Connor Brown is returning for Game 1, but how healthy is he going to be? 'I give the edges to Florida based off of they've been playing better, sound defense. I think they're a tighter team than they were last year.' McDavid to repeat? Edmonton's captain became the second skater and sixth player to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP last season while playing on the losing team. McDavid leads this postseason in scoring with 26 points, one ahead of teammate Leon Draisaitl, and is the +100 favorite at BetMGM to win the Conn Smythe, giving him a chance to make even more history even if the Panthers win. 'Are they really going to give McDavid back-to-back Conn Smythes in losing efforts?' Cipollini asked. 'He is the favorite because of the points scored and there's already a precedent that they could give it to him here, but that's something to watch as the games get going. If there is a Florida player that isn't really standing out ... there is a real world where it could be him again in a losing effort.' Relying on Skinner Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has long been viewed as a weakness on the roster, a reputation that appeared to be sealed when he was benched two games into the playoffs. But Skinner is a major reason Edmonton is still playing. He has allowed one or zero goals in five of his past seven starts, three of them shutouts. Another great run in the net could put Skinner, listed +3500 at BetMGM, in position to win the Conn Smythe. 'I would not have told you this was sustainable before,' Smith said of Skinner's hot play. 'Now, with one series left, it certainly is sustainable.' Experienced vs. tired Panthers Florida is making its third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final, another deep run in which fatigue could finally catch up to the Panthers. Or they could simply be on a heater having won 10 of their previous 11 playoff series. Shreeve said the metrics point to a Panthers championship and though either outcome would be fine with Caesars, a Florida victory would be better. 'I don't hate where we're at with this one,' Shreeve said. 'Last year was a little bit tougher because more people liked Florida, but people are all about Edmonton this postseason, which I like.' NBA romp could benefit NHL Because this series apparently could go either way and Oklahoma City is heavily favored over Indiana in the NBA Finals, that could increase betting interest in the Stanley Cup Final. 'I think it helps the NBA is getting the less sexier matchup,' Shreeve said. 'The more bettable series is going to be Edmonton-Florida. If things stay tight, it has a chance to go six or seven games, which would help.' ___ AP NHL playoffs: and recommended
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Spotted lanternflies about to hatch: How to get rid of them
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An invasive species is set to return to Ohio in the coming days, threatening crops in the state. The spotted lanternfly was first reported in the United States in 2014 in Pennsylvania, and has since traveled westward, making it to the Buckeye state by 2020. This invasive species come from Asia, where it is a native species. Invasive, damaging spotted lanternfly getting ready to emerge. Kill them. One of their many food sources includes grapes — a $6.6 billion dollar industry in the state. As eggs are set to hatch in the coming days, the spotted lanternfly's presence in Ohio could endanger profits. 'They insert a stylet into the flume system, the vascular system of the tree, and they basically drink sap,' said Dr. Don Cipollini, Wright State University biology professor. Cipollini says by drinking that sap, lanternflies can harm trees by robbing the plants of their nutrients. 'If you have a large infestation on a relatively small tree, say a grapevine or a small sapling of a maple or an ornamental tree in your backyard, they can really do a number, and more or less drain the plant of all the carbohydrates it's trying to acquire through photosynthesis,' said Cipollini. The Ohio Department of Agriculture cannot eradicate the species, so they have been educating farmers, including winemakers, on how to prevent infestations with insecticides. 'It is susceptible to some chemical treatment,' said Jonathan Shields, Ohio Department of Agriculture agriculture inspector manager. 'A lot of the growers already have treatment regimes that they undertake each year just as part of their regular practices and they can be pretty effective at knocking down spotted lanternfly populations.' Officials want you to destroy these mud-like masses 'before they hatch' 'They're just these brown dirt-like masses that suddenly appear on a tree or a wall or a fence that you just have no explanation for otherwise,' said Cipollini. 'If you sort of scrape that away, you can see that there are eggs in there. And if you do see that, that's exactly what you should do. You should scrape them off, smash them.' The Miami Valley is not located in a quarantine zone for the insect, and the ODA encourages you to report any sightings to them. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
06-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Super Bowl 2025 action report: Big bets rolling in early, including $1.1 million on the Eagles
Sports betting is legal, regulated and operational in 38 states, which means that Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will likely be the biggest wagering event in U.S. sports betting history. One estimate from Legal Sports Report puts the amount wagered on Sunday's game at $1.5 billion. Advertisement We haven't seen any seven-figure wagers come in yet — most of the bigger bets usually roll in on Sunday — but one bettor at BetMGM in Nevada placed $1.1 million on the Eagles, spread out between an $800,000 wager on the Eagles to win at +110 odds and $300,000 on the Eagles first-half spread of +0.5. The Super Bowl LIX line opened at Chiefs -1.5 at most sportsbooks, and despite a small majority of tickets and money (57 percent of bets, 54 percent of total dollars wagered at DraftKings) on Kansas City to cover at most books, the line has dropped to Chiefs -1 at a few sportsbooks. Chris Andrews, sportsbook director at The South Point in Las Vegas, told The Athletic that he received respected action on the Eagles, which pushed him down to Chiefs -1. Conversely, DraftKings and BetMGM are two books still holding tight at Kansas City -1.5. 'There are a couple of reasons we're staying at -1.5,' Christian Cipollini, BetMGM trader, told The Athletic. 'We want to encourage a little bit of Eagles action to balance us out a little bit. We don't usually do that, but the Super Bowl is a little different. And the Eagles were one of the best teams we could've had in the Super Bowl from a futures liability perspective.' Cipollini also noted that the book wanted to avoid a flat number (like Chiefs -1) in the Super Bowl if at all possible because if the game ended up landing 1, it wouldn't be good for them. BetMGM operates in 22 states; in 21 of them, most moneyline bets are on the Eagles. The one outlier? Kansas. This is intriguing, as two years ago in Super Bowl LVII, the majority of bets were on the Chiefs to beat the Eagles in every state BetMGM operated in outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While Cipollini is looking to avoid a 1-point victory by the defending champions, Johnny Avello, sportsbook director at DraftKings, told The Athletic that the ideal outcome for him was the Chiefs winning by 1. 'It's an interesting Super Bowl line because with all the Super Bowls I've hung the number on, if they didn't move initially, they moved eventually. This one, the opener was Kansas City -1.5, and it has stayed at -1.5. The money sits a little heavy on the Chiefs laying -1.5. The moneyline has moved down (from Kansas City -130 to -120), with the majority of moneyline action on the Eagles.' Advertisement The Super Bowl total is at 48.5 or 49 depending on the sportsbook — 49 at BetMGM and 48.5 at DK — with the majority of wagers on the over, as you'd expect. The public likes to see points in the biggest game of the year. 'We've taken 75 percent of our bets on the over when we were at 49.5, and even when we are 49, we're taking over bets,' Cipollini said. 'We'll probably go to 48.5 soon. The more respected action is taking the under.' Bettors are all in on star running back Saquon Barkley when it comes to prop bets. With Barkley eclipsing 2,000 rushing yards in the regular season and putting up big numbers in the postseason, it's not shocking that bettors have been backing Barkley props. 'Any Saquon market you can talk about — anytime TD, first TD over rushing yards, over rushing attempts, you name it, we've taken bets on the over,' Cipollini said. 'Respected money has come in on the under for his total rushing yards.' (The Athletic's Austin Mock chose this one among his favorite Super Bowl props.) Somewhat surprisingly, the most-bet prop at BetMGM is the over on Dallas Goedert receiving yards, which has increased from 48.5 to 52.5 before coming back down to 50.5. Most bet (tickets) touchdown props at @BetMGM Anytime TD: Saquon -200 1st TD: Saquon +400 2+ TDs: Saquon +275 3+ TDs: Saquon +1300 4+ TDs: Saquon +6600 — John Ewing (@johnewing) February 6, 2025 Avello concurred that Barkley was the most popular player in the DraftKings prop market, even more so than Patrick Mahomes. 'They've bet Saquon over yards, to win the MVP, they've bet him to score a TD and first TD,' Avello said. 'Jalen Hurts has also taken a lot of money to score the first TD. Hurts and Barkley are our two biggest liabilities there.' Patrick Mahomes (+105 at BetMGM) is the favorite in this market, but what's surprising is that Barkley has the second-best odds (+240) ahead of Hurts (+375). It's the first time since 2003 that a position other than quarterback has been listed in the top two of Super Bowl MVP odds, according to Action Network. Advertisement BetMGM took a $25,000 wager on Travis Kelce to win the MVP at 15-1 odds, so he is a bad outcome for BetMGM. 'Funny enough, both kickers are our biggest liability,' Cipollini noted. 'As of this moment, we're OK with Saquon winning MVP. It's basically the only Saquon market we're OK with at the moment.' These are the five biggest bets recorded so far. We will update this section with all the biggest bets as they come through until the Super Bowl kicks off in this space, so stay tuned! (Photo of Saquon Barkley: Emilee Chinn / Getty Images)
