Flyers vs. Islanders Betting Preview (August 27, 2020)

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders meet in the third game of their second-round series. Let’s get into our Flyers-Islanders betting preview, including odds, boosts, and picks.

Flyers vs. Islanders Betting Preview

Entering this second-round series between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders, we firmly believed these two teams could go the distance to a Game 7.

In Game 1, the sixth-seed New York Islanders continued their trend of upsetting Top-4 favorites as they shut out the Flyers 4-0, increasing their knockout-round scoring edge over Washington and Philadelphia to 22-7 across six games.

The Philadelphia Flyers team that roughed up the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Washington Capitals appeared to be a distant memory. The team had struggled mightily to score since the knockout rounds began, netting just 15 goals in their first seven games. Entering Game 2, the question surrounding the Flyers’ ability to score became a leading line of questioning with pundits pointing to the goals per game disparity between the Flyers (2.14) and the Islanders (3.67).

The Flyers answered the question in resounding fashion, rushing out to a 3-0 lead, appearing to assert themselves as the lead dog in this series. The ever-resilient Islanders fought back to tie the game up with mere minutes remaining, yet it was the Flyers who had the last laugh.

Just over 24 hours removed from Game 2, can the Flyers maintain the momentum or will the Islanders take back the series lead?

Flyers vs. Islanders Odds

Here’s the line for the Flyers and Islanders at DraftKings Sportsbook PA:

Spread: Flyers +1.5 -305, Islanders -1.5 +245
Moneyline: Flyers -103, Islanders -113
Over/Under: O 5 -108, U 5 -113

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Bets We Like With a Flyers Win

Money Puck gives the Flyers just a 44.8% chance of winning this game -down from 54.6% ahead of Game 1 and 51.2% prior to Game 2- installing the Flyers as the underdog for the first time in this series. The Flyers’ implied win probability, based on the moneyline, is 50.7%, which represents a downtick of 1.5% from ahead of Game 2, which represents the largest disparity between Money Puck’s model and the oddsmakers’ prediction.

Flyers Win and Under 5 Total Goals (+240, DraftKings)

This has already proven to be a series that features two evenly-matched teams, with fantastic coaches Barry Trotz and Alain Vigneault leading the way. The O/U is 1-1 thus far this series, with a 4-0 Game 1 result going under 5 total goals and a 4-3 Game 2 scoreline plowing through the 5 goal ceiling.

Until the Flyers prove they can duplicated the scoring output we saw in Game 2, we expect the under to hit. These are two strong defensive teams and it’s likely that Game 2 will stand out as nothing more than a high-scoring anomaly.

Additionally, nine of the Flyer’s past 10 games have gone under the total goals threshold. They’re also 8-1 in their last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

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Travis Konecny to Score a Goal and Flyers to Win (+400, FOX Bet)

Travis Konecny led the Flyers in regular season goals with 24, despite a November drought of nine games and a December goalless streak of seven games in December. While he’s shown that goalless streaks can happen, Konecny is in the midst of a 14 games drought, the longest of his career. If the Flyers are to advance further in the postseason, they’ll need to get Konecny going.

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Bets We Like Independent of Outcome

Travis Konecny to Score a Goal (+310, FanDuel)

If you follow the logic of Travis Konecny breaking out of a career-worst 14 game scoring slump, but are hesitant to attach it to the Flyers to win, you can get TK to score a goal at FanDuel Sportsbook at +310 odds.

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Under 5.5 Goals (-200, FOX Bet)

FOX Bet has great value on a lower O/U. Rather than the O/U 5 total goals at DraftKings, you can hedge a bit and put a total of five or fewer goals in play by taking under 5.5 goals at FOX Bet. Plus, this allows you take the under without having to choose a winner in the evenly-matched game. If you’re feeling frisky, you could snag Under 4.5 goals at +145. Given the potential of a 3-1 game, this could be a worthwhile bet.

Flyers vs. Islanders Prediction

Pick: This is sure to be another incredibly tight, hard-hitting game. We’re rolling with the under in the Eastern Conference hub city of Toronto to continue to perform well with the Flyers coming out on top in Game 2.