In the Stanley Cup 2024 odds, the Bruins are ranked fifth; the Avs are favorites.
In the 2024 Stanley Cup odds, the Boston Bruins are currently ranked as the sixth betting favorite. Oddsmakers announced the early NHL futures for the upcoming campaign on Tuesday in the wake of the Vegas Golden Knights championship victory.
After a spectacular regular season and a poor 2023 playoff run, Boston is now favored by +1200 to win the Lord Stanley Cup in 2024. In contrast, the Colorado Avalanche now have the greatest odds to win the Stanley Cup in 2024.
To find out if the Bruins are worth a wager early, let’s examine the opening Stanley Cup odds for 2024.
The Boston Bruins have a 7.7% estimated likelihood to win Lord Stanley’s Cup the following season, with 2024 Stanley Cup odds of +1200. With an expected win probability of 12.5% and the highest odds of any team, the Colorado Avalanche are the favorites.
In spite of the probable summer losses of David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron, Las Vegas oddsmakers have the Boston Bruins ranked among the top five favorites to win the Stanley Cup in 2024. At Caesars Sportsbook, Boston has opened with odds of +1200, placing them fifth in line with the Edmonton Oilers.
The 2022–23 Boston Bruins set a record with 65 victories in the regular season before losing to the eighth-ranked Florida Panthers in the first round of the playoffs. The fact that Florida advanced to the Stanley Cup Final is probably taken into account when evaluating Boston’s value in the Cup odds.
The early odds suggest the Bruins have as good a shot as anyone to lift Lord Stanley in 2024, given that there isn’t a clear favorite to do so. Key returnees for Boston include veteran Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, a nominee for the Hart Trophy, and goalkeeper Linus Ullmark, a favorite to win the Vezina Trophy.
Patrice Bergeron, who is supposedly unsure of whether to retire or play one more season, is the greatest question mark for Boston. David Krejci, a second-line center, is anticipated to make his own decisions regarding his future after Bergeron.
If heart-and-soul captain Bergeron announces his retirement, Boston’s Cup odds for 2024 will undoubtedly suffer. The team must find a way to re-sign pending UFAs Tyler Bertuzzi and Dmitry Orlov despite having limited budget room, which raises free agency concerns.
The Colorado Avalanche are favored to win the Stanley Cup in 2024, although the Boston Bruins are listed as the top five favorites. Colorado is the +700 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook after a dismal 2022–23 season that resulted in an elimination from the first round of the playoffs.
