1ST ROUND • [NHL UNDERDOG GAME OF THE YEAR]
- Handicapper
- William Burns
- League
- NHL
- Competition
- Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers
- Release Date
- 04/26/2025 12:45 PM
- Event Date
- 04/27/2025 09:40 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
-
Los Angeles Kings +120
(BetMGM)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- (#15) Los Angeles Kings // MONEYLINE //.
Despite losing Game 3, the Kings are still in a great place in this series. They've scored 14 goals through the three games and it's been great to see that they can finally compete with the Oilers in the playoffs with their scoring abilities. Los Angeles did give up seven goals in the most recent game which is a bit concerning. However, I believe that Keumper should bounce back. He won't have consecutive sub-par performances.
On the other hand, like I said in my Game 1 writeup, "this Edmonton team just doesn't seem as good as last year's side that made the Stanley Cup Finals." Don't get me wrong, McDavid/Draisaitl are good enough superstars to attempt a miracle and get this team going to the next round and even more. However, this is a very difficult series for Edmonton and it didn't save much energy for Sunday evenings game.
I believe that the LA Kings are the more complete overall team and that they have the better goaltender between the pipes. That's going to lead them to a 3-1 lead in this series here today.
Score Prediction: 3-1 Kings.