The Philadelphia Flyers (13-12-5) visit the San Jose Sharks (16-14-1) Thursday at SAP Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Flyers vs. Sharks odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The Flyers returned from the holiday break and COVID-19 pause to post a comeback 3-2 overtime win in Seattle Wednesday behind G Martin Jones. Each of their past three games weren’t decided in regulation. They won two in OT and lost the other in a shootout.
The Sharks had a wild 8-7 shootout victory against the Arizona Coyotes at home Tuesday in their return to action. Over the past seven games, San Jose has allowed a total of 30 goals, or 4.29 goals per outing.
Flyers at Sharks odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Flyers +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Sharks -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Flyers +1.5 (-190) | Sharks -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +110 | U: -135)
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Flyers at Sharks projected goalies
Martin Jones (6-4-1, 3.20 GAA, .911 SV%) vs. James Reimer (10-5-1, 2.29 GAA, .928 SV%, 1 SO)
Jones stopped 34 of the 36 shots in Wednesday’s OT win at Seattle. He will have to do some heavy lifting with fellow tendy Carter Hart in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Reimer was in net Tuesday for the wild 8-7 shootout victory, stopping 39 of the 46 shots in the win. He is 2-1-0 with a 3.28 GAA and .909 SV% in three December starts.
Flyers at Sharks odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Sharks 4, Flyers 3
Money line
The SHARKS (-175) are worth playing at home, although the price is a bit higher than I like and there are questions about their defense and goaltending after yielding 7 goals to the lowly Coyotes. The Flyers have struggled tremendously on offense, so it’s unlikely the Sharks will have a repeat performance of what Arizona just did.
Against the spread
The Flyers +1.5 (-190) have played three straight games which have required overtime or a shootout. However, playing Philly on the puck line will cost nearly two times your potential return. PASS.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (+110) is worth a roll of the dice with the way San Jose has been allowing goals lately, although Philly has really struggled offensively this season.
Still, the Over is 5-1 in Philadelphia’s past six against winning teams, and 4-2 in the past six overall. The Over is 5-2 in San Jose’s past seven games overall, too.
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