Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers (15-10-3, seventh in conference) host the Washington Capitals (14-8-3, eighth) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Philadelphia suffered a 3-2 overtime loss on the road its last time out on December 12 against the Nashville Predators.
In its most recent game on December 10, Washington claimed a 4-2 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
As hockey play continues, prepare for the contest with what you need to know before Thursday’s game.
- Favorite: Flyers (-138)
- Underdog: Capitals (+117)
- Over/under: 5.5
- Through five games as the moneyline favorite this season, Philadelphia has won three of those matchups.
- Through three games with moneyline odds shorter than -138 this season, the Flyers picked up a victory once.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Philadelphia has a 58.0% chance of winning this contest.
- Philadelphia and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 14 of 28 matches (50.0%) so far this season.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Flyers have claimed 65.0% of the possible points with a 5-3-2 record.
- They have averaged 2.3 goals per game (23 total) during that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Flyers have given up 23 goals (2.3 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- This season the Capitals have seven wins in the 16 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Washington has 12 games this season playing as the underdog by +117 or longer, and is 6-6 in those contests.
- The Capitals have a 46.1% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- In 40.0% of Washington’s previous games this season (10/25), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- Over the past 10 games, the Capitals are 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.5 goals per game (25 total) during that time.
- On the defensive end, the Capitals have allowed three goals per game (30 total) over those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Thursday, December 14, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Monumental Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
