Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

• Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

  By  Ken Williams

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  When you look at the NHL odds on Thursday you will see the Philadelphia Flyers favored at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Many people will automatically take the Flyers in NHL predictions because they are at home but that might not be a good idea. Let’s look at this matchup that can be seen on the NHL Network.

  Flyers Nothing Special at Home

  If you have been betting on the Flyers in their home games you have lost money this season. Philadelphia went into Tuesday’s game against the Islanders with a 12-12 mark at home. If the Flyers don’t start to win more games on home ice they are going nowhere in the playoffs.

  Leafs Can Make the Playoffs

  Toronto is in the top eight in the Eastern Conference and they have the look of a playoff team. They are in the top five in the NHL in scoring and they are starting to get better on defense. If James Reimer can continue to play well in goal the Maple Leafs will be a good team to take down the stretch at the offshore sportsbook.

  Game Trends

  The Flyers have won 8 of the last 10 against the Maple Leafs. Six of those ten meetings went under the total. Philadelphia has won 7 of the last 10 at home against the Leafs including 4-2 earlier this season. Toronto did win 3-2 in Philadelphia last season. The Leafs have been going over the total on the road while the Flyers have been going over at home so this could be a high scoring game.

  NHL Predictions

  We are going to take a shot with the underdog Maple Leafs in this game. The Flyers may end up winning but they are going to be laying way too much on the money line and the way these two teams are playing recently it is really a toss up as to who wins. We’ll take the plus money and the Leafs on Thursday night. We’ll also go with the trends and take the game over the total. Take a look at the BetDSI Channel today for more sports betting news.