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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet at PPG Paints Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Flyers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

The Flyers were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Penguins. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +111 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Philadelphia:
Team record: 11-5-3 SU
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 12-8-1 SU
Pittsburgh is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home

Next up:
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Saturday, March 6