Sunday, December 11, 2016

Joe Louis Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Joe Louis Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, December 11, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Flyers at +109 and the Red Wings at -120. The over/under is 5.

Philadelphia comes into this game having played 29 contests. They have an overall record of 16-10-3 and away from home they have a record of 6-5-1. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 96 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +4. The Flyers have an overall record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 13-13 and an over/under record of 16-9-4. Detroit comes into this game with a record of 13-12-3 including 6-7-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 76 for a goal differential of -6. The Red Wings have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-15 while their over/under record sits at 12-12-4.

Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 15 goals this season with 75 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 9 goals on 76 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Steve Mason has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 629 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Gustav Nyquist has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 51 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mike Green has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 48 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 505 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 457 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have 35 total points this season. They have scored 96 goals while giving up 92 goals. They have had 106 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Flyers have allowed 84 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.38% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Red Wings have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 92 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 70 goals scored while they've given up 76 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.89%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.4% as they've attempted 1,808 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,640 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.3% as they have 1,336 attempts while they've given up 1,172 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. They have 892 face off wins compared to 881 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense Philadelphia has 749 hits and they've blocked 468 shots from the opposition.

Detroit has attempted 1,424 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,569 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.1% as they have 1,073 shots while they've given up 1,204 attempts on defense. The Red Wings have an offensive zone percentage of 49.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.1% as they've compiled 850 face off wins this season and they have suffered 783 face off losses. On defense Detroit has blocked 365 shot attempts and they have 549 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 13-13 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 16-9-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-15 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 12-12-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/05/16 RW Matt Read Oblique expected to miss 3-4 weeks
11/23/16 C Sean Couturier Knee out 4-6 weeks
11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/02/16 LW Justin Abdelkader Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/28/16 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/28/16 LW Tyler Bertuzzi Ankle expected to miss 3-5 weeks
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia +109

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