The New York Rangers are just 2-6 on the road in these playoffs and are +150 underdogs for Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals tonight at the two-time Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.'Yet that hasn't scared Caesars Sportsbook bettors off at all, as they are hammering New York to pull off the upset for a 3-1 series lead. On the total of 5.5 goals, the lean is over.'Click here for expert pick.'
As of this writi ng, 81 percent of all tickets on the moneyline are on New York and 65 percent of the money. Do note this: New York is a massive market for Caesars Sportsbook, so that may skew the numbers from that book. Sixty-seven percent of tickets and 58 percent of money are on the over 5.5 goals even though the past two games in the series have finished with a 3-2 score.
New York had a chance to put the reigning champions down essentially for good in Game 3, but blew a 2-0 lead about midway through the second and lost 3-2 on an Ondrej Palat goal in the final minute – his franchise-record 10th career playoff game-winning goal for Tampa. The Lightning have come up clutch several times during this championship run, and it was their second game-winning goal in the final minute of these playoffs.
Nikita Kucherov has factored on each of Tampa Bay's past five goals.'He's the only player tonight given an over/under of 1.5 points scored, although the under is a -170 favorite. Kucherov is the overall favorite to score a goal at +145, followed by Steven Stamkos (+150) and New York's Chris Kreider (+170). His 34 career playoff goals are tied with Rod Gilbert for the most in Rangers history.