I had the UNDER in Philadelphia's game at New Jersey on Thursday, and it cashed in a 3-2 overtime loss for the Flyers. The Flyers have scored two goals and allowed 10 across their first two games, and they were outshot 82-44. Dan Vladar returns to the net after giving up seven on Wednesday. Philadelphia scored 250 goals last season, 20th in the league, and finished with a plus-7 goal differential, 15th. Carolina scored 296, the second-most, and finished plus-56, third. The Hurricanes are 0-1-1 after a 1-0 overtime loss to Florida and a 5-2 loss to Washington on Friday, and they are without Seth Jarvis, who scored 32 goals last season. Brandon Bussi started both games, and Pyotr Kochetkov gets this one after going 6-2 in eight starts last season. Carolina went 24-12-5 on the road last season, and Philadelphia went 20-13-8 at home. Carolina is my biggest play tonight because I don't expect Philadelphia to have repaired its defense since Thursday.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on October 03, 2026 at 10:12AM ET.
Carolina at Philadelphia
October 3, 2026
2 units on Carolina -130 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.54)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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