Panthers Heavy Home Favorites Over Red Wings In Thursday NHL Picks

• What: Thursday NHL Picks
• Who: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers
• When: Thursday, January 16, 7:00 p.m.

The Detroit Red Wings came back to earth with a thud. Tuesday, Detroit's seven-game win streak was abruptly halted via a 6-3 home-ice drubbing handed them by the San Jose Sharks.

Now, the Red Wings are taking their show on the road to several places that have proven to be houses of horrors for the team in past years. First up on the list is a visit to face the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday.

Oddsmakers are counting on home cooking again supplying a winning recipe. It's the Panthers who are being established as -215 home favorites.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Detroit Red Wings	+1.5 (-138)	+178	O 6 (-103)
Florida Panthers	-1.5 (+117)	-215	U 6 (-117)

The Panthers are 8-1-3 straight up the last 12 games against the Red Wings.

There are 13 NHL games on the agenda during a busy Thursday night of action, and this is one of the games that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Red Wings vs Panthers Betting Trends

The Panthers are 9-0-1 SU in the last 10 meetings with the Red Wings. On home ice, Florida is 5-1-2 SU vs Detroit over the past eight games.

The Red Wings are 7-1 SU through their past eight games. Detroit is 1-12 SU in the last 13 games against Florida and 1-7 SU in the club's last eight visits to Florida. The Wings are 4-1 SU in the last five games facing Eastern Conference opposition. 

The over has hit in six of the last seven Red Wings games. In the last four games and through six of the last seven contests between Florida and Detroit, the total has gone under. In fact, the over has come in just once in the past nine games (1-6-2). The losing team has scored two goals or less in each of the past 20 games between the Red Wings and Panthers.

Nine of Florida's last 12 games have gone over. Seven of the Panthers past 12 home games and six of the last nine times Florida has faced an Eastern Conference team have also hit on the under.

Detroit is 14-16-3 SU as the betting underdog. The Red Wings are 10-8 against the puck line as a road team. Florida is 9-13 against the puck line on home ice. The Panthers are 19-16-2 SU when set as the favorite in the betting line.

Panthers Looking To Improve At Home

Florida is one point behind first-place Toronto in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers are own a middling 12-8-2 SU record on home ice this season.

Happy Cats 😺 pic.twitter.com/f1OjRncAM5

— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) January 15, 2025

Florida has surrendered seven power-play goals over the last six games. Detroit has scored a power-play goal in eight of nine games under McLellan.

Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has missed the past two games with an undisclosed injury. Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is 27-6-2 with a .938 save percentage and 1.80 goals-against average in his NHL career against Detroit.

Change Has Done Red Wings Good

The Red Wings are 7-2 SU since replacing Derek Lalonde as coach with Todd McLellan. Detroit is 2-0 SU on the road under McLellan after losing the last three road games with Lalonde as coach.

In the loss to San Jose, forward Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals for his first multi-goal game in a Red Wings uniform. It marked Tarasenko’s second-consecutive multi-point game and third multi-point performance of the season. His next goal with be Tarasenko's 300th in the NHL.

Tarasenko time!#LGRW pic.twitter.com/y5uwaAU9H0

— FanDuel Sports Network Detroit (@FanDuelSN_DET) January 15, 2025

Detroit forward Lucas Raymond is riding a five-game point streak (3-6-9). Raymond has collected 14 points (5-9-14) in nine games since Dec. 27 vs. Toronto.

Red Wings defenseman Erik Gustafsson has a three-game point streak (1-3-4). Gustafsson has registered seven points (2-5-7) in eight games since Dec. 29 vs. Washington.

Detroit vs Florida NHL Picks

The Panthers are scuffling of late. They are 1-2 SU in the past three games, 2-3 over the last five, 3-4 through the past seven and 4-6 over the last 10 contests. Detroit might just be the elixir that Florida requires.

Florida Panthers To defeat Detroit Red Wings

-215

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The Red Wings did recently win at Winnipeg, which has the NHL's best record. However, their struggles in the Sunshine State are well documented. Take the favored Panthers at home in the Thursday NHL picks.