Gambler’s Guide Colorado Avalanche @ Philadelphia Flyers

Colorado Avalanche @ Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers are licking their wounds after taking a beating at the hands of the Lighting last night but they have to regroup quickly for a matchup with the Avalanche today. Due to the Flyers inability muster anything that resembles an offense the Gambler’s Guide went 2 for 5 yesterday.

Money Line and Total

The Avalanche (-200) enter tonight’s game as the favorite, they’ve been favorites in nine of their last ten games. The trends look good for the Avs too, 6-1 in their last seven versus the Eastern Conference, 40-13 in their last fifty-three against teams with losing records and in their last fifty-eight games as a favorite they’re 43-15.

Tonight’s game makes it fifteen in row that the Flyers (+170) will be the underdog and it’s not looking good for them tonight. Philadelphia is 1-9 in their last ten in the second half of back to backs, 1-5 in their last six as a home underdog and 9-25 in their last thirty-four against teams with winning records. The Flyers might make it interesting because they’ve been highly unpredictable but the Avalanche are the bet tonight.

This game has a high total, 6.5 (Over -105, Under -115) but Colorado’s games have hit 7+ goals in six of their last eight and Flyers’ games have hit the mark in three of their last four. The over is 9-2-1 in the last twelve that the Avs were favorites, 9-3-1 the last thirteen times the Avs played a team with a losing record and 20-8-2 in their last thirty overall. The over has also hit in the Flyers last four home games and is 4-1-1 in the Flyers last six against the Central Division. Take the over again tonight.

Player Props

• Claude Giroux Over 2.5 shots on goal +100

Giroux is averaging 2.95 shots on goal a game entering tonight’s contest. G also averages 18:23 of time on ice for a team that is putting 31.4 shots on goal per game, giving him plenty of opportunities to put pucks on net.

Team Props

• Colorado Avalanche Over 3.5 Goals -120

The Avs have reached 4 or more goals in three of their last four games and the Flyers have given up 4+ goals in six of their last seven. Philadelphia is also averaging 34.18 shots against per game while Colorado is putting 32.9 shots on goal per game this year.

Game Props

• First Goal Before 9:30 -170

The first goal has come before the 9:30 mark in each of the Flyers last six games and in eleven consecutive Avalanche games. Expect both streaks to continue tonight.

The Five for Tonight

1. Avalanche -200
2. Over 6.5 -105
3. Claude Giroux Over 2.5 Shots on Goal +100
4. Avalanche Over 3.5 Goals -120
5. First Goal Before 9:30 -170

Dave Leonard is our Lead Fantasy Writer at HW Hockey
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