Red Wings vs. Flyers Odds, Picks, Predictions: Goals Will be Scored in Philadelphia

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Losers of five straight games, the Detroit Red Wings have seen their playoff hopes fade as they go into Philadelphia to face the Flyers on Sunday. Here's sports betting analyst Scott Cullen's top NHL pick based on the best NHL odds.

After making a brief push into playoff contention, the Red Wings have lost five consecutive games. They also traded left winger Tyler Bertuzzi and defenseman Filip Hronek at the trade deadline, diminishing the team's quality for the final quarter of the regular season.

Detroit has 65 points in 62 games, which puts them seventh in the Atlantic Division.

The Flyers are enduring their own struggles, with one regulation win in their past 11 games. They sit in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division with 57 points in 62 games.

Here is our best Red Wings vs. Flye rs NHL pick (odds via DraftKIngs Sportsbook; pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

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Red Wings vs. Flyers pick

When teams fade from playoff contention, it becomes harder to count on reliable defensive play. This may be a chicken or the egg argument, because they also might fall out of playoff contention because of suspect defensive performance.

The Red Wings have hit a total of six goals or more in six of their past eight road games and their recent defensive play makes it likely to happen again.

During their five-game winless slide, the Red Wings have a 4.74 goals against average, which ranks 30th.

The defensive shortcomings have been apparent for even longer with the Flyers. Over the past 10 games, Philadelphia has a 4.05 goals against average, which ranks 30th, while their save percentage of .858 ranks 31st.

Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss at the Rangers ended a stretch for the Flyers in which they hit a total of six goals or more in seven consecutive games.

Taking the Over in this game is not so much about the offensive prowess of the teams involved. It's much more about both teams' inability to keep the puck out of their own net.

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Red Wings vs. Flyers best odds

DraftKings	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	PointsBet
Red Wings-Flyers Over 6	Red Wings-Flyers Over 6	Red Wings-Flyers Over 6	Red Wings-Flyers Over 6	Red Wings-Flyers Over 6
-110	-110	-110	-105 ??	-110

There's very little difference among our best sportsbooks when it comes to the Under in this game, but there is still an edge available by taking the total at Caesars.

While the rest of our top-rated sportsbooks are sitting on standard -110 pricing for both the Over and Under, Caesars is more appealing for Over bettors.

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