NHL Hockey Betting: Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh Odds & Picks: October 14th 2008

NHL Hockey Picks: Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins u5.5 (100) Hockey Odds - Tue October 14th ‘08 7:35p

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been sluggish offensively the last couple of games, but their defense has been just as good as it was last year, so the Philadelphia Flyers will probably not match the three goals they scored in each of their first two games here. Thus, the Under looks like a solid play in this spot.

The Penguins opened the year with a 4-3 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators on the road, but the have disappointed in two home games since them, losing by scores of 2-1 and 3-1. It has not helped that Petr Sykora has been out with a groin injury, but the underrated Pittsburgh defense have prevented them from getting blown out despite the struggles of the offense.

Now granted, the Flyers have been terrible defensively and that could potentially blow up this Under. However, the problems for the Pittsburgh offense do not stop with Sykora, as Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney remain out after early season injuries, and the Pens have not adequately filled the voids left by losing Marian Hossa and Ryan Maolne to free agency.

So in a nutshell, it is not surprising that Pittsburgh is off to a slow start offensively, and we do not expect much improvement tonight.

NHL Free Pick: Flyers, Penguins Under 5.5 (+100) - Courtesy of LT Profits