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Philadelphia Flyers play at Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL on Saturday, November 14, at Nationwide Arena. As of 5:25 AM ET, Blue Jackets are the moneyline favorite at -130 and the total is 5.5. Prices come from 15 sportsbooks we track. The Desk leans Over 5.5.
Prices updated · from 15 sportsbooks · NHL betting splits
DraftKings bettors lean Blue Jackets on the moneyline (92% of tickets).
| Book | BetsFlyersBlue Jackets | MoneyFlyersBlue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings (Flyers (+114) / Blue Jackets (-135)) | ||
| BetMGM (Flyers (+115) / Blue Jackets (-140)) | Bets only |
| Book | BetsFlyers +1.5Blue Jackets -1.5 | MoneyFlyers +1.5Blue Jackets -1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings |
| Book | BetsOver 5.5Under 5.5 | MoneyOver 5.5Under 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| BetMGM | Bets only |
Splits data from DraftKings and BetMGM. BetMGM publishes bets only. See every game's betting splits
Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig list this game, but not enough has traded yet to show the buyers (we show markets with at least 10 trades and $500 traded).
| Market | Philadelphia Flyers | Columbus Blue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +125Bet at Novig → exchange price | -130Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +1.5 -210Bet at BetMGM → | -1.5 +205Bet at ProphetX → exchange price |
| Total 5.5 | O -110Bet at ProphetX → exchange price | U +104Bet at Novig → exchange price |
As of 5:25 AM ET, Blue Jackets -130 on the moneyline and the total is 5.5, with 15 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Flyers ML | Blue Jackets ML | Flyers spread | Blue Jackets spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally Bet | +118 | -141 | +1.5 -230 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -129 | U 5.5 +104 |
| bet365 | +116 | -136 | +1.5 -230 | -1.5 +185 | O 5.5 -117 | U 5.5 -103 |
| BetMGM | +115 | -140 | +1.5 -210 | -1.5 +170 | O 5.5 -118 | U 5.5 -102 |
| betPARX | +118 | -141 | +1.5 -230 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -129 | U 5.5 +104 |
| BetRivers | +118 | -141 | +1.5 -230 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -129 | U 5.5 +104 |
| Caesars | +118 | -139 | +1.5 -213 | -1.5 +178 | O 5.5 -125 | U 5.5 +102 |
| Courtside | +116 | -132 | +1.5 -218 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -116 | U 5.5 +100 |
| DraftKings | +114 | -135 | +1.5 -218 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -118 | U 5.5 -102 |
| Fanatics | +115 | -140 | +1.5 -225 | -1.5 +180 | O 5.5 -120 | U 5.5 +100 |
| FanDuel | +112 | -134 | +1.5 -230 | -1.5 +184 | O 5.5 -118 | U 5.5 -104 |
Prices from 15 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated . Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
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Every tracked moneyline ticket on this game is on Columbus. That is 100 percent of tickets and 100 percent of the money. Yet the Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-6 against the spread as a favorite this season, and the Philadelphia Flyers are 11-5 against the spread as an underdog. "Against the spread" here means the puck line, a bet on the margin instead of just the winner. The crowd is loud. The record says something else. Our job Saturday night at Nationwide Arena is to find the price that actually pays.
As of November 13, Philadelphia is 5-10-6 and sits 7th of 8 in the Metropolitan Division, 16 back of the lead with 61 games left. Columbus is 7-10-0, 18 back with 65 to play. It is a division game, and Columbus leads the season series 1-0 after winning the last meeting 18 days ago. The Flyers play game 5 of a road trip after traveling 1,701 miles from Edmonton and crossing one time zone east.
Their last game went to overtime, but they get 2 days of rest. The Blue Jackets have 1 day of rest in game 3 of a home stand. Per game, Philadelphia takes 24.05 shots and allows 28.33. Columbus takes 26.65 and allows 27.88. Over the last five games, Columbus scored 2.6 and allowed 2.8 per game. Philadelphia scored 3 and allowed 3.8. Our rating, an Elo model built on stored results, has Columbus at 60% and Philadelphia at 40%. That is context, not a bet.
Kent Johnson leads Columbus with 17 points over 17 games, one point per game. Over his last five, he is at 1 point and 2.6 shots per game. Matvei Michkov leads Philadelphia with 15 points over 21 games, 0.7 per game. Over his last five, he is at 0.6 points and 1.2 shots per game. Coach Rick Tocchet said this week that Michkov did not ask for a trade. The listed goalies are Dan Vladar for the Flyers and Jet Greaves for the Blue Jackets.
Columbus is the favorite at -134 on the moneyline (a straight bet on who wins) at FanDuel. A $100 bet profits $74.63, so it needs to win 57.3% of the time to break even. Philadelphia is the underdog at +138 at Fanatics Markets. A $100 bet profits $127.19 after the book's fee, and it breaks even at 44%.
Strip out the vig (the book's built-in cut) and the market reads about 56.7% Columbus, 43.3% Philadelphia. Blue Jackets -1.5 at +176 (FanDuel) profits $176 and breaks even at 36.2%. The total (combined goals) is 5.5. Over -108 at Polymarket profits $86.37 after the fee and breaks even at 53.7%. Under +112 at Courtside profits $112 and breaks even at 47.2%.
Expected value is your average result per bet if you could replay it many times. Flyers +1.5 is minus $0.48, Columbus -1.5 is minus $7.12, and the Under is minus $3.44. Only Over 5.5 at -108 is positive. Be honest about the size. Both teams have leaned under (Flyers 8-13 over-under in 21 games, Columbus 7-10 in 17). But the consensus total opened at 5.5 and has moved to 6.5. If your book shows 6.5, that is a harder bet. The 5.5 at Polymarket is the number our math covers.
For Philadelphia, our feeds list four names: Noel Acciari (Day-To-Day), Erik Gustafsson (Day-To-Day), Nikita Grebenkin (Injured Reserve) and Jakub Dvorak (Injured Reserve). For Columbus, Sean Monahan is Day-To-Day, which means his status is uncertain.
We like Over 5.5 at -108 on Polymarket. It is a thin, number-driven edge, so size it small and only take it at 5.5.
Philadelphia's last five games have featured 6.8 combined goals per game, and Columbus is giving up more shots than it takes. We project Blue Jackets 4, Flyers 3. That is seven goals, over 5.5. That is the read on this number; the Desk posts a documented free play on days like this, and it lands right below.
Jackets is the market favorite at -130 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with Flyers at +125. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are the favorite at -134 (best at FanDuel). The Philadelphia Flyers are the underdog at +138 (best at Fanatics Markets). With the vig removed, the market reads about 56.7% Columbus and 43.3% Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets NHL prediction, picks and best bet from the Wise Guy Desk. The full read, including a projected final score, is in The Prediction section above.
The total is 5.5, with the over priced at -110 at ProphetX and the under at +104 at Novig. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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Public is on Jackets (100% of tracked tickets on the moneyline), the money is also on Jackets (100%).
The spread has held at Jackets -1.5 since it opened; the total moved from 5.5 to 6.5.
Listed in goal: Philadelphia Flyers Dan Vladar, Columbus Blue Jackets Jet Greaves.
Philadelphia Flyers: Erik Gustafsson (day-to-day), Jakub Dvorak (injured reserve); Columbus Blue Jackets: Sean Monahan (day-to-day).
As of Nov 13, 12:20 PM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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