Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the Florida Panthers (6-4-1, ninth in conference) visit the Washington Capitals (5-4-1, 12th) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
Florida won 5-4 at home its last time out on November 6 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In its last game on November 4, Washington earned a 2-1 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s hockey matchup.
- Favorite: Panthers (-139)
- Underdog: Capitals (+117)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Through six games as the moneyline favorite this season, Florida has won four of those matchups.
- The Panthers have a record of 3-2 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -139.
- The moneyline odds imply that Florida has a 58.2% chance of winning this contest.
- Florida and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in five of 11 matches (45.5%) so far this season.
- They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) during that span.
- On the defensive side, the Panthers have allowed 2.7 goals per game (27 total) in those 10 matchups.
- The Capitals have been an underdog in six games this season, with two upset wins (33.3%).
- Washington is 1-2 when it is underdogs of +117 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 46.1% chance to win.
- Washington has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in two games this season.
- They have averaged 1.9 goals per game (19 total) over that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Capitals have allowed 30 goals (three per game) in those 10 outings.
