Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers 1/8/20 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Jan. 08, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : WAS -143 Total 6.5
The Washington Capitals are a team that has blown most of their opponents out of the water. The Capitals are sitting on a 29-9-5 record overall, but also lead the Metro Division by 8 points. In their last game the Capitals were able to pick up a 5-4 win over the Sharks, but the Capitals do play against the Senators on Tuesday.
This year the Capitals have come to see their offense playing great with 3.53 goals a game on the year. The defense for the Capitals are giving up only 2.95 goals a game on the year. The Washington team has ended up converting on the power play at 21.8% on the year, but the defense has killed off 83.3% of the power plays of the opponents.
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The Flyers in the game here are heading into the game after losing another game on the road. The loss came to the Arizona Coyotes by score of 6-2. The Flyers do play on the road against Carolina on Tuesday. The Flyers have posted a 22-15-5 record on the year so far.
When it comes to scoring the Flyers have managed to get a total of 3.07 goals a game on the year. The defense for Philadelphia has allowed only 2.95 goals a game. The power play for the Flyers is converting at 19.6% on the year and the defense for the Flyers is killing off 81% of the opponents power plays.
Recent Betting Trends:
Capitals are 26-10 in their last 36 overall.
Flyers are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. Metropolitan.
Flyers are 3-8 in their last 11 games playing on 0 days rest.
Under is 4-1 in Capitals last 5 Wednesday games.
Free Betting Pick: Washington Capitals -143
This game will be a challenge for the Flyers in this game. The Flyers have really struggled to take care of the higher scoring offenses on the year and that will continue to be an issue in the game here as the Flyers are facing a Capitals team that has really played great on the year so far and have an offense that has completely crushed all the opponents on the year so far. Final Score, Washington Capitals win 5-2.