Vegas is the +550 favorite at William Hill sportsbook and the 6-1 co-favorite at the Westgate with the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.
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The Golden Knights are 10-2 in the bubble and have a 7-5 over-under record. Bettors who wagered to win $100 on Vegas on the money line in every game would be up $580.
Vegas, the +450 favorite to win the Stanley Cup, is the heaviest first-round NHL playoff series favorite at -350 over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Carolina is the one team on the mind of Las Vegas oddsmakers and handicappers as the first round is set to begin. The Hurricanes are +140 series underdogs to Boston.
The Golden Knights are the +450 favorites to win the Stanley Cup, 2-1 favorites to win the Western Conference and -350 favorites over the Blackhawks in their first-round series.
Even without NFL preseason games, the month still shapes up as the biggest August ever with the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball back on the betting board.
Handicapper Dana Lane is betting against the Golden Knights, who might be without leading scorer Max Pacioretty. Dallas is a +115 underdog to the Knights, who are -125.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the NHL restart from a betting perspective, including the unique format being used.
The Golden Knights are -125 favorites over the Dallas Stars (+115) in their scheduled Aug. 3 round-robin game at Edmonton. Vegas is +205 on the puck line (-1½).
The Golden Knights have dipped to the +275 second choice behind St. Louis, the +180 favorite to get the No. 1 playoff seed in the West in the NHL’s round-robin tournament.