Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes odds, picks and predictions

The Florida Panthers (13-9-1) meet the Carolina Hurricanes (16-5-1) Friday at Lenovo Center in the front end of a home-and-home series. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Panthers vs. Hurricanes odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Hurricanes won 2-1 in 2023-24

The Panthers picked up a 5-1 win Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, snapping a 4-game losing streak. The Over and Under have alternated in the previous 9 outings dating back to Nov. 9. Florida has lost 2 straight on the road, too.

The Hurricanes have topped the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars in each of the past 2 outings despite the fact Carolina is using its third-string goaltender Spencer Martin. That’s because Pyotr Kochetkov is in the concussion protocol, while Frederik Andersen continues to rebound from a knee injury.

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Panthers at Hurricanes odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 9:02 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Panthers +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Hurricanes -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
• Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Panthers +1.5 (-225) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+180)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Panthers at Hurricanes projected goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky (10-5-1, 3.05 GAA, .889 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Spencer Martin (3-2-1, 3.33 GAA, .856 SV%, 1 SO)

Bobrovsky allowed just a single goal on 24 shots in a 5-1 victory against the Maple Leafs Wednesday. He has a respectable 5-3-0 record in 8 November starts, but just a mediocre 3.13 GAA and .886 SV% with 1 shutout.

Bob was just 1-2-0 in 3 starts against the Hurricanes last season, but he had a tremendous 2.01 GAA and .935 SV% in 3 starts.

Martin has won back-to-back starts for the first time this season, allowing 7 goals on 41 shots in consecutive wins against the Rangers and Stars, which is quite impressive.

Martin faced the Panthers Nov. 6, 2023, in a relief appearance as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing just 2 goals on 36 shots in a 5-4 OTL.

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Panthers at Hurricanes picks and predictions

Prediction

Hurricanes 4, Panthers 3

Moneyline

The HURRICANES (-135) are a strong play in this matinee game on Black Friday in Raleigh, and for folks in the local market, the game is available for free on WRAL TV, a rarity.

Carolina has impressive back-to-back wins over the Stars and Rangers, 2 impressive victories despite a third-string tendy.

The Canes catch the Panthers (+120) at a good time, as Florida has managed a 1-4-0 mark in the past 5 games and 2-6 record across the previous 8 outings.

Puck line/Against the spread

Backing the Panthers +1.5 (-210) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s a ton of risk for not much reward.

If you like Florida, just bet it straight up.

AVOID.

Over/Under

The OVER 6 (-115) is the lean in this Eastern Conference matinee battle.

Again, the Over has alternated in each of the past 9 games for the Panthers, while going 14-7-0 in the past 21 outings.

For the Hurricanes, the Over has hit in 3 straight games, although prior to that, the total had gone low at a 4-0-1 clip.

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