The Philadelphia Flyers will face the Nashville Predators in a battle of mediocre teams on Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. The Flyers were once again expected to be a totally noncompetitive squad this season, making mediocrity, and their 7-6 win-loss record, quite impressive. The Predators were not expected to be much better, and they have lived up to those preseason predictions quite nicely by earning five wins and 10 losses. A small silver lining is that a whopping four of those defeats came in overtime, making the standings a little less lopsided for Nashville. 

While Philadelphia’s seven victories signal a notable change in the team’s expected fortunes, there is some reason to believe that regression is coming. Of those seven wins, four have come in overtime or in shootouts, while the Flyers have lost one overtime game all season. Close games are notoriously finicky across all sports, and teams that have an unusually high winning percentage in them typically see that percentage drop off a cliff at some point, whether it is later in the same season or in the next. Regression is coming for the Flyers, but the ride is certainly fun while it lasts.

If Philadelphia is on the hook to regress negatively, the Predators might be headed in the opposite direction. Nashville is 1-4 in games that reach overtime or a shootout, including two consecutive such losses against the Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild. The Predators have a great chance to rebound in front of their home fans on Thursday.

Flyers +1.5 (-242)Predators -1.5 (+228)Flyers +116Predators -119Over 5.5 (-104)Under 5.5 (-105)

Note: The above data was collected on Nov. 6, 2025, and may have changed since writing.

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There are plenty of arguments for both sides of the money line. The Flyers are obviously the better team, at least for now, and they should outskate the Predators, particularly when attacking Nashville’s goal. However, the Predators play at home, and while the Flyers have a perfect against-the-spread record this season, that has mostly been because they enter their road games as underdogs. 

Instead of a bet on either side, the best play is the under. The Flyers have been absolutely excellent on defense lately, recently embarking on an eight-game span in which no opponent scored more than three goals against them. The Predators are not a reliable defense, and they should do just enough when the Flyers have the puck to cash the under.