Tampa Bay needed that. Andrei Vasilevskiy needed that. Colorado didn’t need it, which is good, because they didn’t get it.
The Lightning went big and buried the Avalanche in Game 3 to keep their season alive. Their reward? Having to do it again so they don’t fall into a 3-1 hole.
Props.com has the full breakdown of Avalanche vs Lightning odds and action with a Stanley Cup Final Game 4 betting preview.
Stanley Cup Final: Game 4 Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Puckline | Total | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | -110 | +215 (-1.5) | Over 6 (+100) | -310 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | -110 | -255 (+1.5) | Under 6 (-120) | +250 |
Odds via DraftKings and updated as of 12:30 p.m. ET on June 22.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (8 p.m. ET/ABC)
Best-of-7 series: Colorado leads 2-1.
Playoff results to date: Tampa Bay 13-7 overall (8-1 home); Colorado 14-3 overall (7-1 road).
Game 3 betting recap: The Lightning went off as a -120 favorite and played like they should have been -250. The total was 6, and the Over (never in doubt) cashed for the third straight game.
Key Injuries
Colorado Avalanche: Center Nazem Kadri has been practicing with the team and is described by coach Jared Bednar as “an option for us at some point here.”
Tampa Bay Lightning: Forward Nikita Kucherov left the game in the third period after being cross-checked by Colorado defenseman Devon Toews, suffering an apparent leg injury. Coach Jon Cooper said Kucherov is likely to play, but center Braydon Point is again out and unlikely to play tonight.
Avalance vs Lightning Game 4 Player Props
According to BetPrep, Tampa Bay’s Anthony Cirelli has not scored a point in five of his last seven. It’s still a fairly juicy -142 price, but there’s an edge here to the tune of 12%. Cirelli is only six of 22 to hit the scoresheet in the playoffs.
Betting Nuggets
- COL is 7-0 as a favorite
- COL is 5-2 on the puckline on the road
- TBL is 8-0 at home
- TBL is 7-1 on the puckline as underdogs
- Under is 10-4 in Tampa Bay’s last 14
- Over is 4-1 in Colorado’s last five
Avalanche vs Lightning Odds & Action
UPDATE 6:20 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: Tampa Bay slid back to -110 on the moneyline at DraftKings, with the splits not moving much in response. The Lightning have 46% of the tickets and 43% of the money. On the puckline, though, a boatload of Bolts money came in, now drawing 60% of the total puckline handle compared to 23% earlier today. Yet the number has only moved from Colorado (-1.5) +220 to Colorado (-1.5) +215. The juice on the total has ticked to Under 6 -120 from -115 and the splits have remained unchanged from this afternoon.
UPDATE 10 A.M. ET WEDNESDAY: Once again the game opened as a pick ‘em, but the Avs and Lightning have traded turns as the -115 favorite over the course of Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, bettors returned Tampa to where they ended before puck drop in Game 3: as -120 favorites. The Bolts are drawing 47% of the tickets and 49% of the money.
The puckline opened Colorado (-1.5) +230 and only came down to +220 yesterday afternoon. Despite no longer being the moneyline favorite, the Avs are still the puckline favorite, getting 61% of bets and 77% of the cash.
We’ve got our fourth straight game at 6. It dipped to 5.5 with juice to the Over yesterday morning for about 20 minutes, but bounced back to 6 by the afternoon. After spending Tuesday night at 6 with a little -115 juice to the Over, the juice has swung the other way to Under 6 -115. Still, bettors aren’t fading 3-0 to the Over, laying down 87% of wagers and 73% of the handle.
Check back prior to puck drop of Game 4 for additional Lightning vs. Avalanche odds and action updates.
