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Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders meet at Nassau Coliseum.

Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -138-moneyline favorites versus the Flyers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Flyers were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +136 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Philadelphia:
Team record: 15-10-3 SU
Philadelphia is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

New York:
Team record: 19-8-4 SU
NY Islanders is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games

Next up:
Philadelphia home to New York Monday, March 22