NHL Best Betting Picks and Predictions Today for Panthers vs. Maple Leafs Game 2 on Thursday, May 4, 2023

Our NHL handicapper provides his best bets from the Thursday, May 4, 2023 slate, featuring the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers at the Scotiabank Arena. Not only do we give you picks from one of the best hockey handicappers out there, but we also provide the results from our predictive analytics model, known as DimersBOT, which runs over 10,000 simulations of every major pro and college sport, and where we may have identified an edge against the sportsbooks' odds. We assess our probabilities against the money line odds, the puck line and the total, otherwise known as the Over/Under, and then tell you where the best odds and lines are available, allowing you to bet like a sharp and maximize your profits.

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Before Tone shares his wisdom, check out the below predictions from DimersBOT. It has run 10,000 simulations for each game on the May 4, 2023 slate to give you the most accurate look at what you'll be betting on at Scotiabank Arena. These probabilities will continue to update right up until the puck drops, so keep an eye on them and see if you can get yourself some value.

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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Best Bets

Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 7:00PM EST

PICK: Toronto Maple Leafs Win & Over 5.5 Goals (+120)
PICK: William Nylander Over 3.5 SOG (-106)

The Toronto maple leafs look to rebound after suffering a game one loss to the Florida Panthers tonight. Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves as he backstopped the Panthers to an upset win on Tuesday night. Toronto finds themselves in familiar territory as they also lost game one to the lightning in the first round.

The Maple Leafs responded with a 7-3 game two win to tie that series. I think the maple leafs will be able to put the same kind of pressure on the Florida Panthers tonight as they did in Game 1. I like Toronto to win the game and I like the over. I don’t, however, like the individual prices of both pets so I’ll pair the Leafs money line with the over a 5.5 at a nice plus money price as I can see another 4-2 type of game.

I am also going to target a Shot on goal prop tonight in the person of William Nylander. The Toronto forward is coming off a 7 shot, 9 attempt performance in Game 1. During the playoffs, Willy is averaging 4.3 shots per game on 6.3 attempts per game. He has also hit this mark in 3 of Toronto’s 4 home playoff games this season. I’ll take Nylander to go over 3.5 shots on goal at a relatively cheap price.

BET: Toronto Maple Leafs Win & Over 5.5 Goals (+120), William Nylander Over 3.5 SOG (-106) with BetMGM.

MORE: Dimers' full betting preview for Maple Leafs vs. Panthers

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