The Boston Bruins (7-1-2) and Philadelphia Flyers (7-2-2) get back to it Friday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Wells Fargo Center. The Bruins came away with a 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers Wednesday after falling behind 3-1. Below, we analyze the Bruins-Flyers NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Bruins at Flyers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Bruins -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Flyers +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread/ATS: Bruins -1.5 (+190) | Flyers +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Bruins at Flyers: Projected starting goalies
Tuukka Rask (4-1-1, .888 SV%, 2.57 GAA) vs. Brian Elliott (3-0-0, .932 SV%, 2.22 GAA)
Rask stopped 22 of 25 shots faced in Wednesday’s win over the Flyers. It was his third victory in his last four outings with the loss coming in overtime against the Washington Capitals Saturday. He has allowed 3 or 4 goals in three of those four games.
Elliott comes in for Friday’s game after starter Carter Hart allowed 4 goals on 35 shots in the overtime loss Wednesday. Elliott hasn’t been charged with a loss yet this season, but he allowed 3 goals in each of his last two outings.
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Bruins at Flyers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Flyers 4, Bruins 3
Money line (ML)
The FLYERS (+120) are worth a shot for the upset on home ice after letting a 2-goal lead slip away Wednesday. The Bruins dominated puck possession with 53.68% of all shot attempts, including blocked and missed shots, at 5-on-5, but the Flyers had 58.33% of the even-strength scoring chances.
Boston was also opportunistic in scoring on 3 of 4 power-play opportunities. Even at a 28th-ranked 70.73% success rate, the Flyers penalty kill should be better than that.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The FLYERS +1.5 (-250) can also be backed for the insurance on the puck line with a small wager. Their last three games have gone to extra time, and they won two of those over the Islanders. The Bruins are 4-0-1 in their last five games, and three of those went to overtime.
These teams met for a two-game set in Boston Jan. 21 and 23; Boston won the first game by a 5-4 score in a shootout.
Over/Under (O/U)
All three meetings between these two teams have seen at least 7 total goals scored. Rask should get right sooner than later, but there’s little reason to hope for the correction to come in this spot against the high-scoring Flyers.
Back the OVER 5.5 (-115).
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