New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Picks

New Jersey is hoping the day of the week will help it snap a two-game skid, as the Devils are 7-0 in their past seven Saturday games, while the Flyers are 4-8 in their past 12 Saturday contests. They have also won seven of 10 against the Eastern Conference, although the Devils come off a 1-0 loss to Florida. Philadelphia has lost five of nine, and the Flyers are 1-4 in their past five home games. The Flyers are 19-55 in their past 74 games against teams with .600 winning percentages. Philadelphia has gone OVER five straight against opponents who scored two or fewer goals in their previous game, and the Flyers are 12-6 OVER against the Eastern Conference. Dan Vladar will start for the Flyers, and he was the winner in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over St. Louis. However, he allowed five goals on 28 shots in his previous outing in a 5-1 loss to Dallas. Take the Devils and the OVER. 

New Jersey has lost three in a row to the best teams in the Western Conference, Vegas, Dallas, and Winnipeg. Now, they step down in competition against a Flyers squad that has a minus-31 goal differential, the second-worst in the Eastern Conference. New Jersey has a winning road record (18-14-2) and ranks fourth on the power play, while the defense is second in goals allowed (2.55 per game), fourth in penalty killing, and third in save percentage (.910). Philadelphia has losing records both home and away. The offense is 18th in goals scored and 28th on the power play, losing three in a row by a 14-4 count. The defense is 28th in goals given up (3.33 per game), 18th in penalty killing, and last in save percentage (.884). Play New Jersey. 

Philadelphia has won both meetings this season, including 4-2 at home on Monday. Samuel Ersson stopped 31 of 33 shots and the Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Flyers have won four of five playing with one day of rest and four of five as road underdogs of +151 to +200. New Jersey is 0-5 in the second game of a home-and-home situation and the Devils have lost four straight against Metropolitan Division opponents. The Devils are on an 11-2 UNDER run at home and 14 of their past 20 overall have stayed UNDER. New Jersey is 11-2 UNDER with one day of rest. Ersson is 15-8-2 with a 2.77 goals-against average and Philadelphia has won six of his past seven starts. Take the Flyers and the UNDER.