The New Jersey Devils will be looking to take a 3-1 series lead on Sunday night as they battle the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth game of their Eastern Conference second-round betting matchup.
The Devils currently sports a record of 48-28-6. The Flyers are 47-26-9. Betting totals have seen the Devils post a 37-34-11 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Flyers have gone 43-37-2 against the number.
View Philadelphia vs New Jersey Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Devils in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the NHL money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5.5 at its open earlier today at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 8-ranked Devils and the No. 3-rated Flyers in this matchup.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Jersey's No. 11-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Flyers defense that ranks No. 21 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Devils Sportsbook has clicked at a 17.2% rate while the Flyers have a 81.8% rate on the penalty kill.
The Flyers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Devils. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New Jersey at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Philadelphia Flyers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 9-1
After playing New Jersey are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few Flyers at Devils trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up:
Philadelphia home to New Jersey, Tuesday, May 8
