Our man Wild Bill has placed his first picks of the 2021 playoffs.
Futures bet
Florida Panthers to win the Stanley Cup
Embed from Getty Images“I took the Panthers in the last week of the year at 18-1. Those odds were the main driver behind the bet. They are an up and coming squad, with a 2 time Vezina winner on his game. They are going to be facing off against the Lightning, and I feel Bobrovsky may be in Tampa’s head. It’s going to be a tough road out of the East, but the odds were too good to pass up”
-Wild Bill
I understand his logic by chasing a big payoff with those odds. Lets look at the facts though. Bobrovsky is the second, possibly third(behind Driedger), best goalie in this series. They are going up against the defending champs who will possibly be adding a healthy Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. I don’t see the Panthers even getting out of the first round.
Futures bet
Capitals to win the Stanley Cup
Embed from Getty Images“The odds on this one are 11-1. I am hoping once the Caps make quick work of Boston they square off against Pittsburgh in the second round. I’d love to get on Twitter and chirp all the delusional Penguins fans. The only fan base I despise more than this sad sack of losers is Canucks fans. This is a purely betting my heart pick. I would love to see Ovie win another cup and get within one of Crosby. Having the rest of the leagues fans lose their marbles seeing Wilson raise the cup would be pure bliss. Seeing him looking all debonair with the beard and his slicked back flow would really butter my bread. If both Vanacek and Samsonov are struggling in the crease I would like to see Anderson get a chance. Go Caps!”
-Wild Bill
Hmm. Betting purely with his heart, or perhaps a little with his dick? Wild Bill loves Ovie. The fact he is so strongly cheering for him to beat Sid the Kid confirms one thing; Wild Bill is a communist. However, I can definitely get behind his man crush on Tom Wilson. So sexy. I see why he placed this bet. Decent odds and in my opinion the Capitals are a cup contender. This feels like a different team since they got over the hump in 2018.
If you agree with these picks or think they are absolute dog shit, please let us know in the comments.