NHL Playoff Betting: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals

Apr 13, 2008 | By Stan Leung | Picks Articles Archive

NHL Playoff Betting

Philadelphia Flyers +130 vs. Washington Capitals -150
Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:05 PM EST
Over/Under: 5.5
NHL Playoff Pick: Flyers +130

NHL playoff betting at BetUS.com

This playoff series looks it might go all 7 games with the way both teams played. The Philadelphia Flyers played an almost perfect game and if it were not for a monetary lapse they were in control of the game. T he Washington Capitals live and die by Alex Ovechkin and the Flyers will do more tight checking on him ion game two. For the most part they held Alex Ovechkin in check except for the final play of the game.

At +130 this is a great game to bet on as this will be a split at the Verizon Center. The Flyers have just too many weapons to go down 2 games and their forwards will bail them out in game two as the Flyers bring a sound blend of skill and character into the playoffs with Daniel Briere, forwards Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Mike Knuble, Joffrey Lupul and Scott Hartnell. These forwards made up for it with strong forechecking and 20+ goal seasons. The Flyers also excelled on special teams with the second-best power play and a penalty-killing unit ranked in the top half of the league which is the most important aspect in the playoffs.

Game two will be a breakdown of special team by the Capitals as players like Matt Cooke will play undiscplined hockey and take too many penalties and as a NHL bettor the Road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Bottom Line: this series will go 7 games and this will be one of those back and forth series. The Flyers have the talent to check Ovechkin and have the weapons to beat the Capitals with the depth on the forward line. Betting wise the Flyers are 7-0 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest, are 7-2 in their last 9 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game and are 9-3 in their last 12 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.

The Flyers will even things up through special teams

A few thing to consider:

Under is 4-0 in Capitals last 4 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Under is 6-1 in Capitals last 7 games as a home favorite.
Under is 13-3 in Capitals last 16 home games.
Under is 4-1 in Capitals last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Flyers are 7-3 in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.
Flyers are 7-3 in their last 10 overall.
Flyers are 36-74 in their last 110 games as an underdog.

NHL playoff betting at BetUS.com

NHL Playoff Betting: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals

NHL Playoff Betting

The Flyers will even things up through special teams

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