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Twitter map shows Blues are most popular pick to win 2020 Stanley Cup

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are the early betting favorites to hoist the Stanley Cup in 2020, but Twitter apparently feels differently.

Bettingapps.org put together a map that shows each state's prediction for the 2020 Stanley Cup champion based on geotagged Twitter data gathered since the start of the season, including over 100,000 tweets. The reigning champion St. Louis Blues were the favorites with 11 states picking them to win the Cup, while the Lightning were favored in only one state - Florida.

Here's the full breakdown:

St. Louis Blues: 11 states
San Jose Sharks: 7 states
Nashville Predators: 7 states
Boston Bruins: 6 states
Colorado Avalanche: 4 states
Washington Capitals: 3 states
New York Islanders: 2 states
Columbus Blue Jackets: 2 states
Las Vegas Golden Knights: 2 states
Dallas Stars: 2 states
Carolina Hurricanes: 2 states
Pittsburgh Penguins: 1 state
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1 state

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