The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be full of excitement when they get underway on Saturday, April 20th. Sites and SportsBooks Seneca Casinos Sports Lounge immediately put up odds on who they think will represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. With games starting as early as 5 p.m. on April 20th, fans can place bets during live games.
The Western Conference gets underway on Sunday, April 21st. The Colorado Avalanche are the favorites to come out of the Western Conference ahead of the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars. Colorado, Edmonton, and Dallas have been the favorites all season long. However, you cannot discount the Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights. Not only are Canucks and Golden Knights sneaky good plays there is another good play we will discuss later.
Let’s look at the odds on who came out of the Western Conference.
2024 Western Conference Winner Odds (Seneca Casinos Sports Lounge)
Colorado Avalanche
+350
Edmonton Oilers
+375
Dallas Stars
+400
Vancouver Canucks
+550
Vegas Golden Knights
+550
Winnipeg Jets
+700
Los Angeles Kings
+1400
Nashville Predators
+1500
As we look at the odds, some things stand out. The defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights continued to be overlooked at +550. Since the beginning of the season, the Golden Knights have received little love on betting sites. Vegas will play with an edge to prove people wrong. They are a sneaky good play, and we are telling you early.
While Vegas is a sneaky good play, they have a tough matchup with the Dallas Stars, who come in at +400. It feels like it is the Stars’ year to make another run and get back to the Stanley Cup Final, but they need to be on upset alert.
As previously mentioned, the Colorado Avalanche are the favorites at +350. It’s hard to have Colorado as the favorite out of the West based on how they finished the season. They have a tough first-round matchup. Let’s see if the Avalanche can outscore their problems with Hart Trophy candidate Nathan MacKinnon.
The Edmonton Oilers come in at +375. Edmonton made some good adds at the deadline, but they can’t just rely on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to win hockey games. They match up well with the Los Angeles Kings, but defensively, the Kings can give them fits. It will all come down to goaltending.
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Vancouver comes in at +550. The Canucks struggled down the stretch. Now they have Thatcher Demko back in between the pipes. It won’t be easy to get past the Nashville Predators. Do we trust the Canucks in this position?
As far as a sneaky good play, look at the Winnipeg Jets at +700. The Jets are flying under the radar—no Pun Intended. However, the Jets have the best goaltender in the playoffs. They have the deepest team and have the right mindset. There is a reason they won home ice in the playoffs. Don’t sleep on the Jets.
Kings and Predators, respectively, are gambles, but both have chances to make deep runs, especially Nashville, which has that St. Louis Blues 2019 feel.
That does it for the betting odds on who will represent the Western Conference in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Check out the Eastern Conference Betting Odds here.
How do you think things will play out in the Western Conference? Let us know.
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