Thursday Hockey Betting – Panthers at Kings on NHL Network. The Los Angeles Kings are favored in hockey betting on Thursday night as they host the Florida Panthers. This game can be seen on the NHL Network and most gamblers at Sbg global.com will be backing the Kings because they are at home.
Kings 8-2 at Home
The Kings have lost only twice all season at home. They should be able to handle the Panthers but it should be noted that the Kings have scored just four goals in losing their last four games. Three of those four were on the road but there is no question the Kings are in a slump. Head coach Terry Murray is switching up the lines for Thursday’s game. The Kings simply have not gotten any offense and something has to be done to shake things up. Los Angeles is 6th in the league in goals against but they have fallen to 18th in goals per game.
Panthers 5-7 on the Road
The Panthers have been just below .500 on the road this season. Florida similar in some respects to Los Angeles as they have a good defense as they are 8th in the league but their offense struggles to score goals. Florida has the added disadvantage in this game of having played last night as they were in Anaheim.
Thursday Hockey Betting Trends
Remember what we said about this being a back-to-back for the Panthers? The Panthers are 25-56 in their last 81 games playing on no rest. They are 4-11 in their last 15 Thursday games. The Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific. On the other side, the Kings are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. the Southeast but Los Angeles has lost their last four games overall. In this series in hockey betting, the Panthers are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in Los Angeles.
Under the Total
With both teams struggling to score this sure does look like an under in NHL hockey betting. The Under is 5-2 in the Panthers last 7 games playing on no rest. It is also 34-14-3 in the Panthers last 51 road games. The Under is 4-0 in the Kings last 4 overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Kings last 7 home games.