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Utah -1½ +145 over
9:00 PM EST. The matchup profile here screams “tilt the ice.” Utah has been living in the offensive zone at 5-on-5, consistently ranking among the league’s best in offensive-zone puck-possession time (the tracking-based “time in the OZ” stuff), while Philadelphia has been far more ordinary in that area over the last month-plus. When one team is spending long stretches attacking and the other is chasing, that’s exactly the kind of game script that turns a close moneyline into value on the puck line.
The situational spot is also brutal for the Flyers. They just played in Las Vegas on Monday, and now they’ve got the classic grinder: travel to Utah, then right back on the road to Colorado. That’s not just “tired legs,” it’s a schedule that forces you to manage minutes, shorten shifts, and play survival hockey—especially when you’re not trending well. Utah, on the other hand, is still one of the most undervalued teams in the league, and if they play their usual territorial game, the empty-net + late push makes -1.5 at +145 the right way to attack it.
This is the kind of spot where we don’t want to pay full price on the moneyline—we want the plus-money ceiling. If Utah controls the puck the way they’ve been doing at even strength, Philly’s path becomes “hang around and hope,” and that’s not a plan we’re respecting on the fifth straight travel grind. We’re expecting Utah to wear them down, cashing the -1.5 with a win that looks more comfortable than the market is pricing.
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Our Pick
Utah -1½ +145 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.90)

