Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier, and the Philadelphia Flyers are set to do battle against Jakob Silfverberg, Ryan Getzlaf, and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in an East-West matchup. Prime Ticket will air the game, which gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 29.
Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks Odds
The Flyers (-115) are currently favored over the Ducks (-105) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Philadelphia is 21-16 straight up (SU) and has earned 4.8 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 37 regular season contests, 18 of its games have gone over the total, while another 18 have gone under and just one has pushed. As the road team in 2019-20, the Flyers are 8-10 SU.
Philadelphia has converted on 19.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the sixth-best penalty kill in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off 83.2 percent of its penalties..
With a .916 save percentage and 22.2 saves per game, Carter Hart (13-12-3) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia this season. If it decides to rest him, however, Philadelphia might roll with Brian Elliott (8-9-2 record, .903 save percentage, 3.02 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Anaheim is 16-22 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 38 regular season matches, 20 of its games have gone over the total, while 18 have gone under and none have pushed. This season, the team is 10-9 SU as the home team.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.2 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
John Gibson has stopped 27.9 shots per game as the primary netminder in goal for the Ducks. Gibson has 12 wins, 16 losses, and two overtime losses and has recorded a subpar .907 save percentage and 2.88 goals against average this year.
Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Flyers are 6-4 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Ducks are 10-11 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
- Anaheim is 3-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Philadelphia is 4-5 in shootouts.
- Philadelphia could hold the upper hand if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 10-6 in games decided by one goal, while Anaheim is 7-10 in such games.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five outings.
- Philadelphia is ranked 16th this season with 10.4 giveaways per game. That figure has trended down lately, however, as it’s averaged 8.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 9.4 giveaways over its last five.
- Anaheim skaters have averaged 12.0 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.9 giveaways per game (ranked 23rd in the NHL).
- The Ducks this season have handed the 12th-most hits in the NHL (21.5 per game).
