Struggling Panthers Favored Over Maple Leafs In Wednesday NHL Picks

What: Wednesday NHL Picks
Who: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers
When: Wednesday, November 27, 7:30 p.m.

The Wednesday NHL picks present two teams heading in opposite directions in the matchup between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs. The hometown Panthers are sliding on a four-game losing skid. The visiting Maple Leafs are storming, rolling with a four-game winning streak.

Yet oddsmakers are opting for the comfort of home cooking on Thanksgiving Eve. It's the home team they're going with as the best bet. Florida is set as -133 favorites in the Wednesday NHL picks.

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

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	+1.5 (-230)	+112	O 6.5 (EVEN)
Florida Panthers	-1.5 (+190)	-133	U 6.5 (-120)

Taking their latest form charts back even further, Toronto is 7-1 straight up over the past eight games. Meanwhile, Florida is 1-6 SU through the club's last seven contests.

It's an active NHL slate on the night before US Thanksgiving. There are 15 NHL games on the agenda during a busy Wednesday night of action, and this is the the game that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Florida vs Toronto Betting Trends

The Panthers are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs. Toronto is 3-6 in the last nine games against Florida.

The NHL picks are showing that betting favorites are 2-10 SU in the last 12 games between Florida and Toronto. The Panthers are 9-8 SU as a betting favorite this season. Toronto is 3-1-1 SU as an underdog in the NHL odds. The Leafs are 3-1 in their last four one-goal decisions.

Florida is 5-7 at home against the puck line this season. Toronto's away puck line mark is 4-4. The Panthers are 1-4 SU in their past five home games.

The last two games between these two teams have gone over. However, the previous nine meetings pitting Florida against Toronto all went under. Four of the last five games between the two clubs played at Florida hit on the under. The total has gone under in seven of Toronto's last nine games. On the other hand, the over has hit in four of the last six road games played by the Maple Leafs.

Toronto is 4-1 SU in the team's past five games facing teams from the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs are 4-2 SU in the last six occasions when the opposition is from the Atlantic Division. Florida is 14-5 SU in the last 19 meetings with Atlantic Division opponents.

Maple Leafs Maximize Without Auston

Who needs former Hart and Rocket Richard Trophy winner Auston Matthews? Evidently, not the Maple Leafs. Matthews, Toronto captain and NHL goal-scoring leader in three of the past four seasons, has been out with an upper-body injury during this entire Maple Leafs hot streak.

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In his absence, Mitch Marner is leading Toronto in assists (20) and points (28). William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs with 14 goals. John Tavares, succeeded as captain by Matthews, is third on the team in scoring with 20 points. Marner is in particularly fine fettle. He's riding a current four-game multi-point streak, with four goals and four assists over that span.

The Leafs are also displaying a stellar 1-2 punch in goal. Former Panthers goalie Anthony Stolarz is 7-3-2 with a .927 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average. Joseph Woll is 5-2-0 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.00 GAA.

Panthers A Tough Sell In NHL Picks

Looking beyond the fact that they are the reigning Stanley Cup champions, even the Panthers admit that there's something not right with the team at the present time. Start with goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. He's usually lights out against Toronto (13-8-1, .904 save percentage, 2.82 GAA). Yet overall this season, the multiple Vezina Trophy winner is struggling. Bobrovsky is 9-5-1 with an .885 save percentage and a 3.18.

Offensively, Sam Reinhart is carrying the Panthers. His 16 goals are leading the NHL. He's accounted for 11-8-19 totals over the past 14 games. However, Reinhart's 13-game points streak was coming to a halt in Florida's last game.

Take Toronto In Wednesday NHL Picks

With a win, the first-place Maple Leafs will be opening a five-point lead over the Panthers atop the Atlantic Division. That alone should be incentive enough to put Toronto over the top in this game. There's even a slim chance that Matthews might return for this game.

Toronto Maple Leafs To beat Florida Panthers

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These Leafs look different. They're playing stout five-on-five defense under new coach Craig Berube and are getting first-rate goaltending. Take the underdog Maple Leafs on the road over the Panthers in the Wednesday NHL picks.