Flyers vs Panthers

With both teams on the second half of a busy stretch, Florida’s situation sets up better despite its injuries. The Panthers are back home after an 8-3 demolition of Nashville and have now won three of their last four, with Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe driving an offense that’s rediscovered its multi-line punch even without Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. Philadelphia, by contrast, had a two-game win streak snapped last night in a 3-0 loss at Tampa Bay and now has to turn around for a road back-to-back with travel, which is a rough spot for a club still leaning on Samuel Ersson and a blue line missing Rasmus Ristolainen. Florida and Philly have split their first two meetings this season, but Reinhart’s career production against the Flyers plus the Panthers’ deeper five-on-five scoring and home-ice advantage nudge this matchup toward the Cats. At -170, the edge is more about win probability (low-60s implied) than massive value, but given Florida’s form and the Flyers’ scheduling spot, I grade Panthers moneyline as a B+ recommendation. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/11/2025 09:29am

Even with Barkov sidelined long term and Tkachuk likely still out, Florida games have tilted back toward higher event totals, with recent results like 8-5 over Vancouver and 8-3 over Nashville highlighting how their offense can snowball when the forecheck is rolling and the power play is clicking. Philadelphia just got blanked by Tampa, but prior to that the Flyers were involved in multiple 5+ goal contests, and their current makeup — young skill up front with Travis Konecny, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov plus a defense missing Ristolainen — tends to produce breakdowns as often as it does rush chances. These teams have already played to 2-1 and 5-2 scorelines this season, and the underlying matchup of Florida’s depth scoring against a Flyers blue line on a back-to-back suggests plenty of quality looks both ways, especially if John Tortorella’s group trails and has to open up. With Over 5.5 juiced to -120, the number is tight but still leans to goals given Florida’s recent trend and both teams’ special-teams profiles, so I’m grading Over 5.5 as a B. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/11/2025 09:29am

While I like Florida to win outright, the combination of the Panthers’ current injury stack and their tendency to play tighter at home makes the Flyers an appealing puckline side at +1.5. Florida is still without Barkov down the middle and has forward depth issues with Eetu Luostarinen and others banged up, which has forced Paul Maurice to lean heavily on Reinhart, Verhaeghe and Brad Marchand for offense and left them in several one-goal or empty-net scenarios. The Flyers, for their part, have been competitive most nights with Samuel Ersson and Dan Vladar sharing the crease and a young core led by Konecny and Tippett that already proved it can beat Florida 5-2 earlier this season. Given Philadelphia’s structure, their ability to roll four lines even without Ristolainen on the back end, and Florida’s recent pattern of mixed defensive showings, a one-goal Panthers win (or outright Flyers upset) feels more likely than a runaway home blowout. At -190 the payout is thin, but with a high probability of cashing relative to the true risk, Flyers +1.5 on the puckline earns a B+ grade. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/11/2025 09:29am