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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Flyers as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Canadiens 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 -295 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 6-1 winner at home against the Devils. Bettors on Philadelphia at -123 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 11-12-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Philadelphia is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Montreal:
Team record: 6-21-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Montreal is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Ottawa Saturday, December 18
Montreal home to Boston Saturday, December 18