Betting on history, Det -170 for the 3rd
The last MLB/NBA/NHL team to win a Finals-round Game 7 on the road was the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates, in series 366 in Baltimore over the Orioles in the 1979 World Series, thirty years ago; since then, MLB/NBA/NHL teams at home for Game 7 have an 18-0 record. The last NHL team to win Game 7 of the Finals on the road was the Montreal Canadiens, in series 238 over the Blackhawks in Chicago in 1971; since then, home teams in Game 7 of the NHL Finals have a 6-0 record.
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