Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers Prediction 1/16/25 NHL Picks

The Detroit Red Wings and the Florida Panthers meet Thursday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers prediction.

Detroit Red Wings Recap

The Detroit Red Wings come into this game looking to bounce back from a 6-3 loss at the hands of the San Jose Sharks last time out to fall to 20-19-4 on the year. After this game, Detroit will continue their road trip with a trip to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Red Wings Have Seven-Game Win Streak Snapped

Lucas Raymond has a team-high 47 points including 29 assists while Alex DeBrincat has 36 points with 19 goals and 17 assists. Dylan Larkin has 38 points with 18 goals while Moritz Seider has 26 points with 22 assists. J.T. Compher also has 20 points with 14 assists on the year. Ville Husso is 1-5-2 on the year with a 3.69 GAA and .866 save percentage and Cam Talbot is 10-9-2 and has a 2.98 GAA with a .903 save percentage while Alex Lyon is 8-5 with a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the Detroit Red Wings will win

• The Red Wings have won each of their last four games as underdogs.
• The Panthers have lost eight of their last 10 games as favorites following a shootout win.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 night games following a shootout win.
• The Red Wings have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as road underdogs following a home loss.

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to build on a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils in their last game. After this matchup, the Panthers will begin a home-and-home set with the Anaheim Ducks.

Panthers Looking To Build Momentum

Sam Reinhart has a team-high 51 points including 27 goals and 24 assists while Sam Bennett has 28 points with 13 goals and 15 assists and Anton Lundell has 28 points of his own with 9 goals and 19 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 38 points with 27 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 31 points with 10 goals and 21 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 40 points with 14 goals and 26 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 18-10-2 with a 2.78 GAA and an .899 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 8-6-1 with a 2.67 GAA and a .896 save percentage in goal for Florida this season.

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won 12 of their last 13 games against the Red Wings.
• The Red Wings have lost nine of their last 10 night games at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The home team has covered the puck line in three of the Red Wings’ last four games.
• The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four night games at Amerant Bank Arena.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Panthers’ last six night games at Amerant Bank Arena following a road win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Eight of the Red Wings’ last nine games have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the last eight night games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goal line.

Red Wings vs. Panthers Prediction

I’m on the Panthers here. The Red Wings have been the much hotter team coming into this game, but the problem that the Red Wings have is that the bulk of those games as of late were at home, and now they have to head out on the road where they haven’t been as sharp this season and head into a building in Florida where the Red Wings haven’t been known to have the most success in recent years. Detroit’s lost 7 of their last 8 trips into Sunrise, and the Panthers are in need of a win in a bad way to get this ship back on course. Not a pretty price, but I’ll side with the Panthers here.