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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Philadelphia Flyers will meet on the ice at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Flyers as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Flyers were a 7-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -158 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus was a 4-2 winner in its last match at home against the Devils. They won as favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 13-15-5 SU
Columbus is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Columbus's last 15 games
Philadelphia:
Team record: 14-15-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 6-16 ATS in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Columbus home to Montreal Monday, December 23
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Monday, December 23