The Tampa Bay Lightning, spearheaded by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos, are set to take the ice against Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier, and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center for an Eastern Conference tilt. The match will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 11, and it is being shown live on NSP+ and SunS.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
The Lightning (-145) are currently favored over the Flyers (+125). The Over/Under (O/U), set at 7 goals, originally opened at -115 for the under and -105 for the over. Those odds have shifted since they opened, and they now sit at -110 for the over, -110 for the under.
Tampa Bay is 26-17 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. 25 of its matches have gone over the total, while 17 have gone under and just one has pushed. As the away team in 2019-20, the Bolts are 12-8 SU.
Tampa Bay comes into the match up with the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s converted on 28.8 percent of its extra-man advantages this season. Its penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.7 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .913 save percentage and 27.9 saves per game, Andrei Vasilevskiy (21-11-2) has been the primary option in goal for Tampa Bay this year. If Tampa Bay chooses to rest him, however, they might turn to Curtis McElhinney (5-6-2), who has a .904 save percentage and 3.19 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Philadelphia is 23-21 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.2 units this year. Through 44 regular season matches, 23 of its games have gone over the total, while 20 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 14-6 SU at home this season.
The Flyers have converted on just 18.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.0 percent of all penalties.
Carter Hart (21.8 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Flyers. Hart has 14 wins, 16 losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has maintained a fairly-weak .906 save percentage and 2.58 goals against average this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Flyers (4-5 in shootouts) has significantly more shootout experience coming into this one. The Lightning emerged victorious in its lone shootout this season.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their past five outings.
- Seven of Tampa Bay’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-1 in those games.
- Tampa Bay skaters have dished out the 10th-most hits in the league (23.3 per game).
