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Posted at 1:30 PM EST

7:05 PM EST. The first thing that will likely stick out here to the unsuspecting is the cheap price on the home town Flyers. Philadelphia is 2-3 in the early going but they’re playing an 0-3 team that gets very little market exposure or credibility. The Panthers have done nothing for years outside of making the playoffs in 2016 but they were quickly eliminated in the first round by the Islanders. They've been in the playoffs a total of 5 times in their 24 seasons. We point this out to emphasize how little exposure and credibility they have and now they are just one of two winless teams in the NHL. The other winless team is the Detroit Red Wings that went into Montreal last night as a +144 underdog yet Florida goes into Philadelphia here and is barely an underdog (+101). One winless team is taking back at least 40 cents more than the other and one can certainly argue that Philadelphia is superior to Montreal.

Let’s set aside all of the fancy stats, goaltending and other stuff and let’s just focus on the price. The price tells us absolutely that the oddsmakers have great respect for the Florida Panthers and that is more than enough ammo to step in with. Incidentally, the Panthers are high on our radar too, as this squad is loaded with speed and talent but have nothing to show for it yet. The Cats were the better team to open the year in Tampa and they were also the better team against Columbus on Saturday night when they outshot the Jackets at one point in the second period, 17-0. The Panthers only need some adequate goaltending to start racking up some victories and we’re betting that begins here.

Also, just like in baseball and every sport, there is a great chance will be adding a bunch of late add-ons to our slate of games after dinner and we’ll be sure to tweet them out when we do.

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