The Philadelphia Flyers (8-5-3) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-4-3) Tuesday at Amalie Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Flyers vs. Lightning odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The Flyers were dropped 5-2 by the Boston Bruins Saturday in their last outing and were on the short end of a 4-3 score in a shootout against Tampa Bay two games back in Philadelphia.
The Lightning outlasted the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout at Amalie in their most recent outing, and five of their last eight games have been unable to be decided in regulation. That includes the game in Philadelphia Thursday.
Flyers at Lightning odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Flyers +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Lightning -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Flyers +1.5 (-180) | Lightning -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Flyers at Lightning projected goalies
Carter Hart (5-3-3, 2.25 GAA, .932 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy (8-3-3, 2.38 GAA, .917 SV%)
Hart lost to the Lightning last time out Thursday when he allowed three goals on 32 shots. C Brayden Point scored on the power play, while RW Mathieu Joseph and C Steven Stamkos also beat Hart in regulation.
Vasilevskiy turned aside 27 of the 30 shots he faced in regulation and overtime and stopped forwards Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux in the shootout for the extra point Thursday in Philadelphia.
Flyers at Lightning odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Lightning 5, Flyers 3
Money line
LIGHTNING (-180) is the play Tuesday night. They won in Philadelphia in the first meeting and they’ll top the Flyers on home ice.
Philadelphia has won just once in its last five tries against teams with a winning record while cashing in just two of the last seven against Eastern Conference opponents. In addition, the Flyers have won just three times in the past 15 trips to Tampa Bay.
Against the spread
The LIGHTNING -1.5 (+140) are worth a small-unit play on the puck line. Four of the last eight victories for Tampa Bay have been by two or more goals. On the flip side, three of the past four losses for the Flyers have been by two or more goals.
Over/Under
The OVER 5.5 (-115) has connected in five of the last six meetings between these clubs in Tampa Bay.
The Over is also 3-1 in the past four games for the Fly Guys, while the Over has hit in each of the last three for the Lightning. The Over is the best play on the board in this game.
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