The Carolina Hurricanes have seen better days. They’re not a laughingstock of the NHL, but they’re schlepping through one of the league’s longest postseason droughts. They have not seen the playoffs since 2008-09, which is also the last time they cleared the 40-victory mark.

Things are not looking much better for them in the immediate future. They’re hovering above .500 to start the 2018-19 season, and they have some talented defensemen in Calvin de Haan and Brett Pesce. Left winger Micheal Ferland also toes the line of a near-elite scorer.

Overall, though, the Hurricanes aren’t very deep. Their offense in particular needs some serious work, which can make them a complicated betting option on a daily basis.

Carolina Hurricanes Next Game

Be sure to check up on the Hurricanes’ next game. You’ll see all the necessary betting lines as they become available, and in the event they haven’t posted yet, it’s recommended that you see how they stack up on paper versus their upcoming opponent.

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Carolina Hurricanes Regular Season Schedule

Looking at the Hurricanes’ entire schedule is a good way to work ahead on your investments. Though you won’t have access to individual game lines, you can look for awkward and opportunistic blips in the schedule. Long home stands, protracted road trips, clusters of back-to-backs, a stretch of games against below-.500 opponents and all that good stuff can help you identify which games to invest in and which to avoid before the lines are ever released. 

Also, get in the habit if circling certain dates against their division rivals. Any game against a team from the Metropolitan sector—New York Rangers, Colombus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, etc.—will carry special meaning.

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Carolina Hurricanes Standings

Review the Hurricanes’ place in the standings on a regular basis to monitor their value as a Stanley Cup contender. If their record measures up against those of known contenders, you’ll know to take a deeper look at their championship odds.

This is equally valuable when tracking their postseason positioning in general. As one of the teams that is scrapping and clawing to remain above .500, their place on the totem figures to change quite frequently.

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Carolina Hurricanes Betting Tips

Consider these statistical and stylistic anecdotes as you consider what, if any bets, to place on the Hurricanes.

A Tough Single-Game Bet

The Hurricanes are still searching for an offensive identity outside the consistent scoring of Micheal Ferland. They're third to last in total goals scored without a clear path to getting much better.

That renders them a difficult single-game wager. It would be different if their defense was terrible and you could count on them to lose a bunch of games. But their defense is stellar. They're fifth in total goals allowed and they do a great job at limiting power play goals and short-handed scores. 

Defense alone is going to keep them in a bunch of games, which is both good and bad. Looking at it from a big-picture perspective, they're an interesting "Will they make the playoffs?" prop bet.

When it comes to covering individual lines, though, they're not the greatest investment. They're covering 44 percent of their spreads on the season, which isn't enough to make them a betting staple or fade them in favor of their opponent.

Are The Hurricanes Stanley Cup Contenders?

It's not a great idea to treat the Hurricanes as a contender. They might get to the playoffs on the back of their defense, but even that's unlikely. And if they do get there, they don't have the collection of goal scorers necessary to beat any of the best teams four times in seven tries. 

The Hurricanes don't even work as a long-shot options. They've been laying anywhere between +3000 and +4000 Stanley Cup lines all year. That doesn't leave you with a high enough potential return to justify a substantial investment.

This tends to be the case with fringe-playoff teams who deploy extra-stingy defenses. If the Hurricanes suddenly drop to +4500, +5000 or better before the halfway point, then you're free to reassess the situation.

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