The Philadelphia Flyers (8-3-3) and the Boston Bruins (10-3-2) meet Sunday for a 7:30 p.m. ET puck drop in an outdoor game near Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. Below we analyze the Flyers-Bruins NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Flyers vs. Bruins: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:47 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Flyers +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Bruins -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Flyers +1.5 (-165) | Bruins -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Flyers vs. Bruins: Projected starting goalies
Carter Hart (5-2-3, 3.31 GAA, .902 SV%) at Tuukka Rask (6-2-1, 2.51 GAA, .906 SV%)
Hart hasn’t been able to beat the Bruins in Boston or Philadelphia. Now he’ll hope to get it done in the high country near Lake Tahoe. In three starts against the B’s, Hart has posted a 0-1-2 record, 4.53 GAA and .865 SV%. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Hart hasn’t lost in regulation in his past five starts since Jan. 23 in Boston.
Rask in confirmed to be in the crease for the Bruins. He has had a flare for the dramatic this season as six of his nine starts have been decided in either overtime or a shootout. He is 3-1 in overtime and 2-0 in shootouts. He is a perfect 3-0-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .893 SV% in three starts against Philly.
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Flyers vs. Bruins: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bruins 4, Flyers 1
Money line (ML)
The Bruins (-200) will cost you two times your potential return, and that’s risky business given the neutral site and potential difficult ice conditions. The game was moved from 3 p.m. ET to 7:30 p.m. ET after Saturday’s Vegas Golden Knights-Colorado Avalanche showdown in Stateline was delayed and finished in the evening as they played just one period in the midday sun. AVOID.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The BRUINS -1.5 (+140) are a better play on the puck line than the money line, especially since Hart has struggled so much against the B’s this season. Again, the ice conditions and neutral site are concerning, but given Boston’s dominance against Philly in every other venue, why should Tahoe be any different?
Over/Under (O/U)
The lean is to the UNDER 5.5 (-110). The Under cashed in Saturday’s 11-hour odyssey between the Avs and Golden Knights. The Under also cashed in last season’s game at the Air Force Academy between Colorado and the Los Angeles Kings. The Under is actually 3-1 in the past four NHL games played outside.
Of course, the last time Philly played on home ice in the Stadium Series outdoors, it hit the Over in a 4-3 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Feb. 23, 2019. The last time the B’s were outside, they topped the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 at Notre Dame Stadium Jan. 1, 2019.
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