The Florida Panthers will host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday. Florida has taken a 2-1 lead in the overall series, most recently completing a dominant 6-1 victory on home ice in Game 3. Puck drop for Game 4 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., is at 8 p.m. ET.
Florida is a -148 favorite on the money line (risk $148 to win $100) in the latest Panthers vs. Oilers odds, while Edmonton is a +124 underdog (risk $100 to win $124). The over/under for total goals scored is 6.5, and the Panthers are -1.5 (+164) on the puck line. Teams that score first are 57-26 in the 2025 NHL playoffs. The Panthers are priced at -140 to score first, while the Oilers are -102 to score first in regular time. Before making any Oilers vs. Panthers picks, be sure to see the NHL predictions from SportsLine’s proven model. You can also see the model’s Panthers vs. Oilers Game 4 prop bets.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times. It enters the second week of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final a combined 80-56 on top-rated NHL puck-line and over/under betting picks, returning more than $1,600 for $100 players. Anybody following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns.
Here are the model’s best bets for Panthers vs. Oilers on Thursday (odds subject to change):
- Oilers +1.5 on the puck line (-200)
- Under 6.5 goals (-120)
Oilers +1.5 on the puck line (-200)
The Panthers secured a blowout in Game 3, but the model is leaning on the Oilers to keep Game 4 much closer. Five straight games between these teams going back to last year’s Cup Final have been decided by one goal, with Games 1 and 2 of the 2025 rematch going into overtime. Edmonton has only dropped two straight games once in these playoffs, and they rebounded with a 7-4 victory against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. The SportsLine model projects the Oilers will cover the puck line in well over 70% of simulations.
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Under 6.5 goals (-120)
The Under has yet to hit in these series, but the model is leaning on Game 4 to be a defense-heavy matchup. Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky only allowed one goal on 33 shots in Game 3, his first outing allowing fewer than three goals since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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