The Seattle Kraken (29-18-5) visit the Philadelphia Flyers (22-22-10) Sunday for a 1 p.m. ET faceoff from Wells Fargo Center (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kraken vs. Flyers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Seattle has been on a cold streak, recently losing 6-3 Friday as +165 underdogs at the New York Rangers. It was the Kraken’s 3rd consecutive loss, all on the road as they’re in the midst of a 5-game road swing — Sunday is the 4th game of the trip. Seattle is 3-5-1 in their last 10 and is on a 4 game road losing streak.
Philadelphia lost 2-1 in overtime Saturday as +115 home underdogs to the Nashville Predators. The Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in a shootout Thursday as +165 favorites. The Flyers are 2-2-3 in their last 7. Philadelphia has been a bad team this season, and with this recent losing streak they now sit in 2nd-to-last place in the Metropolitan Division.
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Kraken at Flyers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:58 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kraken -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Flyers +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken -1.5 (+165) | Flyers -1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kraken at Flyers projected goalies
Philipp Grubauer (5-9-2, 2.97 GAA, .898 SV%) vs. Felix Sandstrom (1-7-1, 3.45 GAA, .886 SV%)
Grubauer last started in a 3-1 loss Thursday at the New Jersey Devils. He allowed 2 goals on 26 shots for a SV% of .923.
Sandstrom saw his last action in a 5-3 loss on Jan. 22 to the Winnipeg Jets. He allowed 4 goals on 29 shots for a SV% of .862. He’s lost his last 5 starts — one was in OT and he’s made 12 saves against 77 shots in his last 3 starts for an .844 SV%.
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Kraken at Flyers picks and predictions
Prediction
Flyers 2, Kraken 1
Moneyline
LEAN FLYERS (+130).
Either team could win which is why this is your riskiest bet for this matchup.
The Kraken are the much better team, but this is a very winnable game for the underdog Flyers. Seattle is on the road where it has struggled lately. This is a perfect opportunity for the Flyers to win one.
Puck line/Against the spread
Whether the Flyers +1.5 (-200) win or lose they should be able to make this a pretty close game. They are the underdog despite being the home team, which is a big advantage because of Seattle’s road woes. Philadelphia is also 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games despite entering as the underdog in 4 of those 5.
I’m not a fan of suggesting such a big favorite, but I’m willing to make a wager to win a half unit.
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 6.5 (-110).
The Under is the slightly safer bet for both teams as of late. The Under is 5-0 in Philadelphia’s last 5 games. The Under is 5-3-2 in Seattle’s last 10 games.
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