Utah Hockey Club vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Pick & Prediction 12/8/24
Planning on watching today’s Hockey Club and Flyers game? Catch the action at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, as the Flyers hosts this showdown at 7:30 ET on NBCS. The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Flyers are favored by -1.5 vs. the Hockey Club in a non-conference matchup.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Philadelphia Flyers -1.5
This game will be played at Wells Fargo Center at 7:30 ET on Sunday, December 8th.
WHY BET THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS:
- With the Flyers being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Flyers.
- Take the Flyers on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Hockey Club (+1.5)
Will the Hockey Club Come Through as Road Underdogs?
Utah dropped to 11-11-4 after a 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals pushed the game over. Utah, as underdogs on the puck line, failed to cover.
Utah led 2-0 before Vegas scored four unanswered goals. Logan Cooley scored first for Utah at 11:52 in the first period.
Utah Hockey Club managed 3 goals on 19 shots in their 4-3 loss to Vegas. Logan Cooley netted his second goal of the season, while Ian Cole added his first. Alexander Kerfoot also scored, marking his second goal of the year.
Nick Bjugstad contributed with two assists, giving him 2 on the season, and Maveric Lamoureux picked up his first assist. Utah recorded 13 giveaways in the game.
Utah’s defense gave up the first goal at 15:06 in the 2nd period, and the Golden Knights tied it up at 2-2 with just one second left in the period. After Utah evened the score at 3-3 in the 3rd, Vegas netted the game-winner 2:15 into overtime. Connor Ingram made 31 saves with an 88.6% save percentage, while Utah’s defense added 8 takeaways and 21 hits.
Is A Home Victory Likely for Favored Philadelphia?
With a 3-0 loss to the Bruins, the Flyers are now 12-11-4 this season. Philadelphia, as the underdog on the puck line, failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score of 3 fell well short of that mark.
Defensively, the Flyers struggled in the first period, allowing the Bruins to score at 6:32. Philadelphia’s offense never got going, managing only 20 shots on goal in the game.
Philadelphia’s offense came up empty in their 3-0 loss to Boston, despite putting 20 shots on goal. The Flyers were held scoreless through all three periods and recorded 15 giveaways.
No Flyers player found the net, and they couldn’t capitalize on any of their power play opportunities. The team remains at 12-11-4 after the loss.
Philadelphia’s defense gave up the first goal at 13:28 into the first period and another at 11:23 of the second, before allowing an empty netter late in the third. Samuel Ersson made 8 saves with a 100% save percentage, while the Flyers’ defense added 5 takeaways and 30 hits.