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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 mainly discusses why the Oilers are small favorites to win the series, which begins Wednesday. "However you wish to look at this pie, you could make an argument that either group might be favored," Caesars Sportsbook head of hockey Karry Shreeve said. "Home ice is definitely playing a part. You're simply playing the percentages. The group that wins Game 1 of the Stanley Cup, they go on to win approximately 75% of the time." BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Oilers as -130 favorites to win Game 1 and take that essential 1-0 series lead. The sportsbook makes Edmonton as the -125 favorite to become the very first Canadian team given that Montreal in 1993 to raise the Stanley Cup. Defending champion Florida, which beat Edmonton in seven video games last year, is the +105 underdog. BetMGM trading supervisor Christian Cipollini said about 55% of the cash has actually can be found in on the Oilers. Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) talks to media throughout a news conference, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series versus the Florida Panthers. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press by means of AP) "I would expect that to most likely continue," Cipollini stated. "I believe we'll most likely take a little more Oilers money simply since of Connor McDavid, however this is a rematch. Florida won in 2015, so I believe we will wind up getting an even projection." Hockey handicapper Alex B. Smith, who co-hosts The Ice Guys podcast, doesn't purchase the Oilers ought to be preferred. "You don't see rematches frequently in the Cup Final," Smith stated.