The Boston Bruins are inching ever closer to history. With three games remaining on the NHL season, Boston needs 4 points to surpass the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens and become the winningest single-season team in NHL history. Having already clinched the Presidents Trophy, they do not have a ton to play for beyond that record. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Flyers have been eliminated from postseason contention and are only playing for pride.
With bettors keying in on Bruins-Flyers bets for the matchup, let’s look at some of the top NHL betting trends for this matchup.
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Bruins-Flyers Betting Trends
According to the odds on SugarHouse, the Boston Bruins are favored to win this game, with -235 odds for the moneyline and +107 odds on the puck line as 1.5-goal favorites. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 has -127 odds, and their moneyline is at +195. It is worth noting that the Boston Bruins have not covered the moneyline bet in three of their last nine home games, resulting in a -9.3% ROI for that bet. However, on the road, the Bruins have covered the moneyline in eight of their last 11 games, resulting in a positive ROI of 33.3%. This suggests that the Bruins may perform better away from home than in their own building.
Additionally, the Boston Bruins have covered the moneyline in 14 of their last 20 games, resulting in a positive ROI of 14.1%. This is a strong trend that may make bettors lean towards the Bruins, especially given their status as favorites in this matchup.
On the other side of the ice, the Philadelphia Flyers have struggled to hit the moneyline in recent games. In their last 10 away matchups, the Flyers have lost nine of them, resulting in a negative ROI of -72.0%. Similarly, the Flyers have lost five of their last 10 home games, resulting in a negative ROI of -12.6% for the moneyline. In the last 14 of 20 games, the Flyers have not hit the moneyline bet, resulting in a negative ROI of -42.3%. These trends suggest that the Flyers may not be the best bet in this matchup, especially given their underdog status.
Bruins-Flyers Player Props
There are several notable trends with assists props for the Bruins. Pavel Zacha has not hit the assists over bet in the last seven out of 10 games, resulting in a negative ROI of -13.0%. On the other hand, Charlie Coyle has hit the assists over in four of his last 10 games, resulting in a positive ROI of 27.0%. Charlie McAvoy has hit the assists under bet in the last seven out of 10 games, resulting in a positive ROI of 16.3%.
For the Flyers, Tyler Bertuzzi has not hit the assists over bet in the last seven out of 10 games, resulting in a negative ROI of -13.5%. Hampus Lindholm has not hit the assists under bet in the last four out of 10 games, resulting in a negative ROI of -7.3%.
All told, the betting trends suggest that Coyle and McAvoy present the best value spots with their assists props, while the Flyers players are showing strongly negative ROI leans.
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