Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, and the Philadelphia Flyers will do battle against Pierre-Luc Dubois, Zach Werenski, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in a divisional tilt. The action gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 27, and fans at home are able to witness the game live on NBC Sports Network.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
The money line for either team is currently set at an identical -110, and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Philadelphia is 12-12 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.1 units this season. Through 24 regular season contests, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and none have pushed. This 2019-20 Flyers team is 5-7 SU on the road.
Philadelphia has converted on 19.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 85.9 percent of its penalties..
With a .900 save percentage and 20.3 saves per game, Carter Hart (7-9-3) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia this season. If head coach Alain Vigneault decides to rest him, however, Philadelphia could turn to Brian Elliott (5-7-2), who has a .913 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average this year.
Columbus is 10-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 23 regular season contests, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 7-6 SU at home this year.
The Blue Jackets have converted on just 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all penalties.
Joonas Korpisalo (25.6 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for the Blue Jackets. Korpisalo has 10 wins, eight losses, and one OT loss and has registered a mediocre 2.86 goals against average and a fairly-weak .902 save percentage this year.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Blue Jackets, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Flyers are 4-9 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-11 when they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes.
- Five of Philadelphia’s last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 2-3 in those games and 3-5 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their last five games.
- Philadelphia skaters have averaged 8.4 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 11.1 giveaways per game (ranked 21st overall).
- Columbus has averaged 8.4 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 8.7 giveaways per game (ranked 8th in the league).
