NHL betting is about to begin heating up as we head into the start of the 2007 NHL Playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres at +150 are the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. The Sabres are looking to redeem their losing performance in last year's Eastern Conference finals to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Sabres are the top seed in the Eastern Conference and will be taking on #8 seed New York Islanders +2200 in the first round. The Sabres should make it out of this series in 5 games.
The New Jersey Devils are the #2 seed taking on the #7 seed Tampa Bay Lightning. The New Jersey Devils at +450 offer great value to hockey bettors.
The #3 seed Atlanta Thrashers will be going against the #6 seed New York Rangers. The last two Stanley Cup winners have come from the Southeast Division. The Thrashers are hoping that some of the past Stanley Cup winners success will rub off on them. NHL bettors should take a good look at Atlanta at +800.
The Ottawa Senators are the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference and will be taking on the #5 seed Pittsburgh Penguins. Ottawa has the home ice advantage in this series.
Point-Spreads.com advises players looking for good NHL value bets to take a look at the New Jersey Devils at +450 (Bet $100 to win $450) and the Atlanta Thrashers at +800 (Bet $100 to win $800).
Sportbet.com has posted betting odds to win the 2007 NHL Eastern Conference Finals:
Buffalo Sabres: +150
New York Islanders: +2200
New Jersey Devils: +450
Tampa Bay Lightning: +1300
Atlanta Thrashers: +800
New York Rangers: +750
Ottawa Senators: +300
Pittsburgh Penguins: +600
