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Newsweek
10 hours ago
- Business
- Newsweek
Stanley Cup Final Series Betting Preview: Oilers-Panthers Odds, Best Bets
The Stanley Cup Final, which starts Wednesday, promises to be a competitive rematch between the Oilers and Panthers. Florida took down Edmonton 4-3 in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. The Stanley Cup Final, which starts Wednesday, promises to be a competitive rematch between the Oilers and Panthers. Florida took down Edmonton 4-3 in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. While this year's NBA Finals features one of the most lopsided matchups in league history, at least according to oddsmakers, the top sportsbooks all see the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers as a near-coin flip. The Panthers reached this year's Stanley Cup with wins over Tampa Bay (4-1), Toronto (4-3) and Carolina (4-1). The Oilers went through the Kings (4-2), Golden Knights (4-1) and Dallas Stars (4-1) to clinch their chance to avenge last year's Stanley Cup Final loss to the Panthers. Stanley C up Final Series Winner Betting Odds DK FD bet365 Florida Panthers -120 -122 Edmonton Oilers +100 +102 Stanley Cup Final Series Spread Odds You can bet on either the Panthers or Oilers to win the series by 1.5 or 2.5 games. The winner would have to get it done in six games (4-2) to cover at -1.5, and it would need to win 4-1 (or 4-0) to cover at -2.5. The odds below come from DraftKings: EDM -1.5 (+180); FLA +1.5 (-220) EDM -2.5 (+340); FLA +2.5 (-450) FLA -1.5 (+170); EDM +1.5 (-200) FLA -2.5 (+370); EDM +2.5 (-500) Stanley Cup Final Total Game Odds Sportsbooks including DraftKings offer bettors the ability to choose exactly how many games this series will go. DraftKings: 4 games (+600); 5 games (+270); 6 games (+200); 7 games (+200) At FanDuel, the over/under on the number of games in this series is set at 5.5 games, with Over 5.5 priced at -205 and Under 5.5 at +164. Additional Stanley Cup Final series markets include Game/Series Double and Correct Score. At FD, the two correct score options with the shortest odds are Edmonton 4-3 (+390) and Florida 4-3 (+470). Stanley Cup Final Betting Analysis, Pick Looking Back at 2024 Stanley Cup Final These teams are intimately familiar with each other after a memorable seven-game clash a year ago. One of the biggest differences is that this time, it's the Oilers who hold home-ice advantage after they had to play last year's series decider in South Florida. Florida jumped out to 3-0 lead over Edmonton in last year's Final, outscoring the Oilers 11-4 in Games 1-3 of that series. The Panthers did a remarkable job defending Oilers superstar Connor McDavid in those games, as he was scoreless in each of them, though he did notch 1 assist in Game 2 and 2 assists in Game 3. Edmonton exploded for 18 total goals across Game 4 (EDM 8, FLA 1), Game 5 (EDM 5, FLA 3) and Game 6 (EDM 5, FLA 1) to tie the series at 3-3, but the Panthers pullled out Game 7 at home, 2-1. Florida's Game 7 win prevented McDavid -- who did not tally a point in either Game 6 or Game 7 -- and the Oilers from completing their historic rally. In addition to their impressive work containing McDavid (outside of Games 4 and 5, when he piled up three goals and five assists), the Panthers also stifled All-Star C Leon Draisaitl (0 goals, 3 assists) throughout the series, with the latter failing to register a point in five of seven games. Another interesting aspect of last year's series was how well both teams killed penalties. In a seven-game series in which Florida and Edmonton combined to score 42 goals, just six came on special teams: Edmonton tallied 3 power play goals to 1 for Florida, and the Oilers also scored twice shorthanded. Stanley Cup Final Prediction, Best Bets This is a difficult series to predict, as anyone who bet on Panthers-Oilers a year ago vividly remembers. There's history, home-ice, revenge and the McDavid factor on Edmonton's side. The Oilers star has a chance to follow in the footsteps of both Wayne Gretzky and Sydney Crosby by winning his first Cup in a Stanley Cup rematch. Gretzky and none other than the Oilers lost to the Islanders in 1983, then won the Cup at the Isles' expense a year later. Crosby and the Penguins followed suit in '08 and '09, losing to the Red Wings in the 2008 Stanley Cup Final before winning it all the following year. Edmonton has the unenviable task of having to go through a gritty, veteran Panthers team -- and I don't blame anyone who simply refuses to bet against Paul Maurice's team. But with a stronger, deeper supporting cast this time around and a goalie, Stuart Skinner, coming off a good series in the WCF, I like McDavid and the Oilers to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole and win this franchise's first Stanley Cup since 1990. So, let's go with the Oilers to get it done in a long series -- 0.5 units: Oilers 4-3 (+390 at FanDuel) -- with Edmonton coming out on top in front of a raucous Game 7 crowd at Rogers Place. Newsweek may earn an affiliate commission if you sign up through the links in this article. See the sportsbook operator's terms and conditions for important details. Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
'Crazy rich Indians': 400-baraatis bring Wall Street to a banging halt in viral wedding celebration
Wall Street underwent a full-on desi takeover as Bollywood and EDM blasted through the Financial District, being played exclusively for the party of 400-baraatis, in a wedding that has been all over the internet. Needless to say, there are those OBSESSED with the cultural impact of something like this, and then there are those who see it as a recurring pattern of 'embarrassment'. But one thing loud and clear was some chest-thumping pride over an Indian wedding party LITERALLY bringing Wall Street to a halt. Reactions capturing the sentiment read: "Here for this energy. Here for this representation 💯🔥", "Radhika and Anant core 😍 same dance", "Who are Punjabis or Sindhi? Ahem I have said it with all due respect 🔥🙌", "Just wow so happy for them . We have the right too to own that street in our own ways 😜", "Indians have all the money 🤑 anywhere and everywhere 👏 loving this" and our personal favourite — "CRAZZYYYY RICH INDIANS". A post shared by Devarshi Shah (@devarshishah7) Some naysayers however had pretty strong reservations about the inconvenience such 'behaviour' was causing others. Top picks from the judgy lot of comments read: "Anyone else find this embarrassing?", "This is so cringe! Wear Sabya or whatever. It's cringe AF", "Tackystan" and "How was this even allowed??🤔". Whichever side of the debate you're on, we can't discuss a wedding without some intel on the bride and groom. This was the baraat of Varun Navani, CEO of enterprise AI platform Rolai, marrying Amanda Soll, a director of legal compliance and risk management, as articulated on their LinkedIn profiles. Now for the next pressing question on everyone's minds — what did it take to be able to shut down Wall Street like true and blue royalty? A lot of bank is the answer. As per city records viewed by The Post, the Boston couple filed 28 permits, paying between $25,000 to $66,000 per location in order to shut down the Financial District for their procession. Now while it was of course Varun and Amanda's big moment, another key player in the clips going viral wasd isc jockey DJ AJ, leading the party of 400 through Wall Street. In a byte to Elle, he shared, "The energy was electric, so was the vibe. Guests, passers-by and locals stopped to watch, dance, and celebrate alongside us. It was a full-on cultural takeover of one of the world's busiest financial hubs". A post shared by DJ AJ (@djajmumbai) Love it or hate it, a spectacle with this kind of impact, cannot be ignored!
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Avicii Posthumously Scores A New No. 1 Album
Avicii's Avicii Forever debuts at No. 1 on the U.K. Dance Albums chart and lands on six other ... More tallies, hitting the top 20 on all but one of them as it arrives. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 07: DJ Avicii performs onstage during Rolling Stone Live SF with Talent Resources on February 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo byfor Rolling Stone) In the years since Avicii passed away in 2018, millions of people around the world have continued to listen to the groundbreaking electronic dance music the DJ left behind. The Swedish musician's work was thrust back into the spotlight several months ago when Netflix released a pair of films about his music and his life. On May 16, his first greatest hits compilation, Avicii Forever, was finally shared, and it's clear his fanbase remains strong, as the set has become a quick top performer in the United Kingdom – a market where he was hugely successful during his lifetime. Avicii Forever debuts on seven different rankings in the U.K. this week. It opens at No. 1 on just one tally, the Official Dance Albums chart. That's the only rosters where the collection launches inside the top 10. Avicii posthumously collects his second No. 1 on the Official Dance Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling full-lengths and EPs in the electronic dance style. His debut full-length, True, opened at No. 1 on the tally when it arrived in September 2013. The project would go on to spend 11 weeks at No. 1, including a return to the top spot shortly after his passing — and again earlier in 2025, following the release of his documentary. Avicii has sent half a dozen titles to the Official Dance Albums ranking. One-third of those projects have entered the tally posthumously. All of them have cracked the top 10, and all but one have spent time inside the top three. Avicii Forever opens inside the top 20 on almost every ranking on which it appears in the U.K. It kicks off its time at No. 14 on the Official Album Downloads chart and No. 17 on the Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums, and Official Vinyl Albums lists. The DJ's posthumous lead lands at No. 20 on the Official Albums chart, the main ranking of the most consumed full-lengths in the country. The compilation stands out as the twenty-fourth most-streamed release in the nation.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Breakaway Music Festival announces Sacramento stop in October
A new electronic dance music festival is coming to Sacramento in October. Organizers revealed Tuesday that the Breakaway Music Festival's Northern California stop will be in Sacramento on the weekend of Oct. 11-12. Touting itself as the largest touring music festival in the U.S., Breakaway will be hitting seven other cities from May to October before coming to Sacramento. The festival features electronic dance music, with other cities attracting headliners like The Chainsmokers, Zedd, Tiësto, Afrojack and Marshmello. Sacramento's lineup hasn't dropped yet, but organizers said it will be announced soon. Early bird tickets for the festival are already on sale. Breakaway organizers didn't reveal where the festival will be held in Sacramento. However, Breakaway will happen the weekend that the GoldenSky Country Music Festival would have taken place, but that event was put on hiatus until 2026. The weekend before Breakaway is Sacramento's largest music festival, Aftershock.
Stuff.tv
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Stuff.tv
WH-1000XM6: the secrets behind Sony's best headphones
The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones aren't designed for audio obsessives. At least, not exclusively. They're also made for commuters, remote workers, casual gamers, frequent flyers, and anyone who wants great sound — and noise cancellation — with minimal faff. And it's precisely this versatility that makes them interesting. Because, as it turns out, they weren't easy to make. At a press event held at Sony's slick 5020 Studios in Madrid, the company pulled back the curtain on how the WH-1000XM6 came to be. What emerged was a picture of a product shaped as much by collaboration, restraint, and problem-solving as by cutting-edge innovation, worthy of topping our list of the best headphones. Shaping the sound The sound of the WH-1000XM6 wasn't grown in a sterile lab. It came from repeated sessions between Sony's engineers and mastering engineer Mike Piacentini, who works at Sony Music's Battery Studios in New York. Having mastered records for artists including Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Rage Against the Machine, and more, Piacentini's job was to help tune the XM6 so that they sound good with any genre, on any pair of ears — a task that's easier said than done. 'Koji's team came over twice,' Piacentini said, referring to Sony audio engineer Koji Takamura. 'They brought prototypes — different driver designs, different tuning profiles — and we just listened. We'd sit in my room, compare them to other headphones, my speaker setup, and argue about EQ. That's kind of the job.' He wasn't just tweaking software presets. 'They'd come back after I gave them notes and literally change the physical design — airflow, diaphragm shape, materials,' he said. 'Like, I'd say 'make the snare pop a bit more,' and a few weeks later they'd show up with a totally reworked prototype that actually did it. It's always impressive how they turn abstract EQ feedback into real, physical changes.' Takamura explained that the XM6's 30mm driver is structurally similar to the one found in the XM5, but with key upgrades. 'The dome is carbon fibre composite — more rigid now — so the high frequency response is more natural and clean,' he said. 'The diaphragm edge is soft, and we added airflow holes in the bobbin to make the sound smoother and more natural.' Unlike professional-grade studio headphones used by producers and sound engineers (where the goal is to use the flattest, most clinical-sounding pair of headphones possible), designing a pair of consumer headphones is a different beast entirely. 'With studio headphones, you know who you're building for. With these, you don't. They'll be used by people listening to everything from Dylan to EDM. So it's about making smart compromises that still feel musical.' Piacentini also spoke about the reference material used in testing — a tight selection of tracks he either worked on directly or knew intimately. 'You listen to the same songs 50, 60 times while tuning,' he said. 'You're listening for balance — does the snare hit the same way? Is the vocal sitting right? And more than anything, does it translate from the studio to these headphones?' Interestingly, other engineers brought in by Sony — including Randy Merrill, Chris Gehringer, and Michael Romanowski — all made similar tuning decisions. 'It was reassuring,' Piacentini said. 'We weren't working in a vacuum. The choices we made seemed to land with everyone.' The tuning process itself, once the hardware was fixed, also took time. 'We started with a few different EQs,' Takamura said. 'Then we brought it to Mike. He helped us tune it more precisely, and we saved that as a preset.' Naturally, one of the other key challenges was balancing ANC with sound quality. 'If the noise cancelling is too strong, you lose clarity,' Takamura continues. 'We worked on an algorithm that adapts to your head shape and your surroundings. That's new.' The sound of silence On that note, Sony's noise cancelling has long been among the best — and the XM6 pushes things further. The jump from eight microphones to 12 (six per earcup) gives the system more data to work with, and it's all handled by the new QN3 noise-cancelling processor, combined with a powerful, all-new algorithm. According to Sony, it's seven times faster than the QN1 chip used in the XM5, enabling more responsive real-time adjustments to changing environments. But it's not just about the hardware. Takamura explained how the new algorithm adapts not just to background noise, but also to head shape and air pressure — crucial for keeping ANC consistent in different situations. Still, he acknowledged the trade-offs. 'There's always a small difference between sound with ANC on and off — but we tried to keep it as small as possible.' In testing, the WH-1000XM6 delivered one of the most effective ANC performances I've used. On a flight, engine noise faded to near silence. In a busy home office, keyboard clacks and fan hum dropped to a distant murmur. Even without music playing, the XM6 created a noticeably quieter bubble — and once audio kicks in, external distractions all but vanish. The ambient mode (Sony's take on transparency) has been improved too. It now adjusts automatically based on surroundings — opening up more in quiet spaces, pulling back in louder ones — with no need for manual tweaks. Some power users may lament the lack of customisable ANC controls regardless, and I totally get that. For me, I have zero complaints about the ANC autopilot in the WH-1000XM6. Though I wouldn't mind seeing a future app update with customisation options. Power to the people, and all that. Nips and tucks While not a million miles away from the design of the XM5, there are some notable changes in the XM6 which, according to Sony designerChai Yee L., was led by a mixture of user feedback and stubborn attention to detail. 'We call it evolutionary, not revolutionary,' she said, 'but each change solves a specific problem.' One example, is the headband. On the XM5, it was perfectly symmetrical — sleek, but occasionally confusing. 'Some users wore them the wrong way round,' she admitted. 'That affects the seal, and sound quality. So the new headband is slightly asymmetrical, with a seam at the back to help you identify the correct orientation by feel.' Even the way the headphones fold was rethought. 'We brought back the folding design because people missed it,' she said. 'But we also reworked the hinge. There's less swing, more stiffness, a straighter profile. We wanted to reduce what we call the 'Mickey Mouse effect' — that triangular gap between the earcup and the head.' The carry case, too, has had a rethink — prompted by Sony's Inclusive Design Workshop in 2024. 'The old zip was hard for some people to use. Now it's a magnetic flap. You can open it with one hand.' Play Other small but considered changes include a redesigned power button (to avoid accidental presses), softer synthetic leather pads, and increased clamping force for better ANC performance. 'You can now wear it around your neck with closed cups too,' she added. 'We wanted it to look and feel more portable.' Sony WH-1000XM6: the best headphones for most people If someone were to ask me what headphones they should get, I'd point them in the direction of the WH-1000XM6 without hesitation — budget permitting, of course. They aren't exactly cheap. But if you're after a single pair of headphones for every conceivable task, and are willing to spend a premium, you won't be disappointed. And as for the inevitable XM7? I'm looking forward to what Sony's engineers and designers will cook up over the next few years.
