Senators vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 8

The Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers -- both coming off losses -- will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The Flyers are underdogs away from home, at +150, and the Senators are -180.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which team will emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey action.

Senators vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 2 - Senators 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Flyers Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Senators-Flyers matchup.

• Favorite: Senators (-180)
• Underdog: Flyers (+150)

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators were 35-25 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
• Ottawa went 9-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -180 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Senators' implied win probability is 64.3%.
• Of Ottawa's 86 games last season, 46 finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals.

Flyers Betting Insights

• The Flyers won 27, or 42.9%, of the 63 games they played as an underdog last season.
• Philadelphia had a record of 6-10 in games when bookmakers pegged it as an underdog of at least +150 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Flyers, based on the moneyline, is 40.0%.
• Philadelphia played 45 games last season with over 5.5 goals.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa scored the eighth-most goals in the NHL last season (275 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Senators were 13th in goals against, giving up 245 total goals (3.0 per game) in league play.
• It had the league's eighth-best goal differential at +30.
• The 63 power-play goals the Senators recorded last season (fourth-most in the NHL) came via 262 power-play chances.
• Ottawa's 24.05% power-play conversion rate was the eighth-best in the league.
• The eight shorthanded goals the Senators scored last season ranked sixth among NHL squads.
• Ottawa's 75.85% penalty-kill success rate ranked 29th in the league.
• Ottawa had the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 54.5%.
• The Senators shot 11.6% as a team (10th in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia's 240 goals last season (2.9 per game) ranked 21st in the NHL.
• The Flyers' total of 239 goals allowed (2.9 per game) was ninth in the NHL.
• Its +1 goal differential was 15th in the league.
• The Flyers had 37 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 235 chances.
• Philadelphia scored on 15.74% of its power plays, No. 32 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flyers had seven.
• At 77.55%, Philadelphia had the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 49.6%, Philadelphia had the NHL's 18th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 11.5% shooting percentage of the Flyers was 12th in the league.