The Philadelphia Flyers (22-13-5) visit the Vegas Golden Knights (22-15-6) Thursday at T-Mobile Arena for a 10 p.m. ET puck drop. The Flyers sit fifth in the Metropolitan Division and the Golden Knights lead the Pacific. We analyze the Flyers-Golden Knights sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Flyers at Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
Carter Hart vs. Marc-Andre Fleury
Hart had a three-game winning streak snapped by allowing six goals on 29 shots against the San Jose Sharks Dec. 28. The sophomore backstop is 13-8-3 through 24 starts and three relief appearances. He has a .911 save percentage and 2.41 goals against average.
Fleury has won each of his last two starts while allowing three goals on 56 shots. He’s 16-8-3 on the season with a .913 SV% and 2.71 GAA.
Place a sports bet on this hockey action or other games at BetMGM.
Flyers at Golden Knights: Odds, picks and betting tips
Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Flyers 4, Golden Knights 3
Moneyline (ML)
The two teams are separated by just one point with the Golden Knights (-182) having played 43 games to the Flyers’ 40, but Philadelphia sits 10 points back of their division lead. The FLYERS (+150) went 1-2 through the state of California and will play the Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes before returning home Jan. 8. The visitors are a strong play at plus-money despite Vegas’ two-game home winning streak.
Vegas has a slight analytical advantage in Corsi (total shot attempts) and scoring chances at 5-on-5, but the Flyers are well-versed in the tendencies of Fleury from his days with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Hart hasn’t faced the Golden Knights in his young career.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Flyers to win in regulation, overtime or a shootout returns a profit of $15.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The FLYERS (+1.5, -182) warrant another play on the less profitable spread where they’ll need to stay within 1 goal in a loss or win outright. The Knights are just 18-25 against the spread overall and 9-13 at home. The Flyers are 20-20 ATS overall and 8-13 on the road. Both teams possess a goal differential of plus-9 for the season.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 5.5 (-134) with Philly’s familiarity with Fleury propping up the goal total. Vegas is 6-3-1 against the Over/Under across its last 10 games while Philadelphia is 6-4-0.
Esten’s NHL betting record: 149-119
Want some action in this one? Place a bet at BetMGM now. For more sports betting tips, visit SportsbookWire.com.
Follow @EstenMcLaren and @SportsbookWire on Twitter.
Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=2059]