Saturday is the best night of the week for hockey and operates as the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a loaded slate of 15 exciting matchups and almost every team in action. One game that presents some enticing picks is the Philadelphia Flyers traveling to California to take on the Anaheim Ducks.
For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 19-10 record on our last 29 picks and our 12-7 record on our last 19 player prop picks.
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Bet: Ryan Strome Over 0.5 points (+110), Ducks +1.5 (-150), Flyers Ducks Over 5.5 goals (-140)
Unless you are a fan of either team, this game may not turn heads as both sides are entering with losing streaks. However, in the rough we can find diamonds and this game presents a diamond indeed. The Ducks have a 4-2-1 record over their last seven games and during that span forward Dylan Strome has started to come alive.
The 31-year-old Mississauga native has been red hot with a pair of goals and six assists for eight points in their last seven games. He’s managed to get hot while playing against some of the best defences in the league like the Oilers, Lightning, Jets and Devils. He shouldn’t have a problem getting past a Flyers team that has allowed 15 goals during their four-game losing streak.
Philadelphia also has the fourth-worst road defence in the league with a 3.64 goals against average while the Ducks have started to turn a corner with 14 goals in their last four home games. Strome should take advantage of the poor matchup and stay hot while pushing this game and the Ducks to another high-scoring game that the Flyers will likely participate in as they will battle hard to snap their losing streak. I expect the Ducks to contend in this one as they have lost two straight but remain one of the best betting teams in the NHL with a 28-13 record against the spread.
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