Flyers vs Sabres Odds: Hockey Betting Favors Philadelphia |
| Written by John Bower |
| Wednesday, 07 December 2011 14:44 |
 There are only three games on the NHL schedule for Wednesday with the Capitals vs Senators at 7:05pm EST followed by the Flyers vs Sabres at 7:35pm EST and the Hurricanes vs Oilers at 9:35pm EST. The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to win their third straight game on Wednesday evening as the league's best team on the road when they travel to take on the Buffalo Sabres. Flyers vs Sabres odds in Vegas have Philadelphia favored -120 on the moneyline while Buffalo would return EV money for the home win. The over/under hockey betting total has been set at 5.5 UNDER -115 for today's game that can be seen live on Versus. The Flyers are also -1.5 (+230) favorites on the Canadian line while the Sabres are +1.5 (-270) to win at First Niagara Center in New York. The Philadelphia Flyers have gone 4-1 in their last five games and currently sit in second place of the Atlantic division with 33-points from a 15-7-3 record. Philly will be playing their third straight road game on Wednesday night having defeated the Ducks 4-3 in overtime last Friday and coming off a 4-2 win vs the Ducks. The Flyers netted four first period goals vs Phoenix and easily cruised to victory as +120 underdogs to win their second straight game. Claude Giroux recorded his 15th goal of the season while rookie Matt Read (10), Wayne Simmonds (5) and Scott Hartnell (11) were also able to push the puck past Coyotes goalie Mike Smith who was pulled from the game shortly after. Philadelphia's man between the pipes, Ilya Bryzgalov moved to 2-0 on the season with 36-saves in the win. Word out of Philly says that left wing James van Riemsdyk may be available to go for tonight's game having sat out the last four games with an upper-body injury. Hockey betting trends for Flyers vs Sabres odds have Philadelphia recently going 8-3 when playing at the First Niagara Center but just 5-5 after a win. The Buffalo Sabres haven't fared so well as of late going 4-7 in their last eleven games to currently sit in third place of the Northeast division with 29-points and a 14-11-1 record. However, the Sabres are coming off a 3-2 win at the Predators last Saturday as +120 underdogs and win start a five game home stint starting tonight. Goalie Ryan Miller was back on the ice after sitting out eight games with a concussion and was able to have 32-saves vs Nashville as Luke Adams (9), Zack Kassian (2) and Tyler Ennis were able to score in the win. Despite being outshot 34-14, Miller was able to rally Buffalo and most likely will get the start again tonight looking to better a 2-6-1 home record when playing at home against Philadelphia. The keys to victory for Buffalo tonight will be the play of Luke Adam who has found the net for three goals in his last four starts. Looking at the handicapping trends for Flyers vs Sabres odds, Buffalo has recently gone 2-5 in their last seven games, 3-3-1 after playing the Predators and 4-6 after a win. Hockey Betting Picks: Flyers -120 Philadelphia Flyers (15-7-3 SU) vs Buffalo Sabres (14-11-1 SU) |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 14:50 |
