Jan. 28, 2026, 9:23 a.m. ET

The Philadelphia Flyers (24-18-9) and Columbus Blue Jackets (24-20-7) tangle Wednesday in a Metropolitan Division affair. The game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, starts at 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT / truTV / HBO Max). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Flyers vs. Blue Jackets odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

2024-25 season series: Tied 2-2

The Flyers last played Monday, getting shut out 4-0 (Under 5.5) at home by the -110 New York Islanders. Philadelphia’s defense has sagged this month, and the club has sputtered its way to a 2-6-2 record since Jan. 8.

The Blue Jackets head into this game off some rest and with plenty of momentum. Their last game was Saturday when they defeated the -120 Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5 (Over 6.5) to earn their second straight win and their sixth in their last 7 games (6-1-0).

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:09 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Flyers +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Blue Jackets -135 (bet $135 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Flyers +1.5 (-220) | Blue Jackets -1.5 (+180)Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)Flyers at Blue Jackets projected goalies

Samuel Ersson (8-9-5, 3.39 GAA, .860 SV%) vs. Jet Greaves (16-12-6, 2.68 GAA, .908 SV%)

Ersson was between the pipes in the Monday loss to the Isles. He allowed 4 goals while making 19 saves. He has logged an .844 SV% in 8 games this month.

Greaves was the Columbus netminder in the Tampa game, and he allowed 5 goals on 30 shots. But the 24-year-old had been on a roll in previous weeks; he had logged a sparkling .922 SV% from Dec. 28-Jan. 22.

Flyers at Blue Jackets picks and predictionsPrediction

Blue Jackets 4, Flyers 3

Columbus has won 2 of the last 3 series meetings on home ice. And the Blue Jackets are 4-1-0 across their last 5 games at Nationwide Arena.

Philadelphia has allowed 4.67 goals per game since Jan. 10. That stretch has seen shaky Flyers goaltending and a penalty kill allowing a 30.6% success rate on the man advantage. Ersson has been slumping and owns an .875 SV% across 6 career games against the Blue Jackets.At the other end of the ice, Greaves has the hot hand, and he filed a 29-save shutout in his last game against Philadelphia (April 15). He owns a .918 SV% in 33 career home starts.

On offense, Columbus is 6 for its last 17 (35.5%) on the power play. In even-strength play, the club has dramatically increased its ability to crank out higher-quality shots over recent weeks. Advanced metrics are bullish on what the Blue Jackets have been up to of late.

COLUMBUS (-135) has some slight value.

No interest; PASS.

The last 9 Philly games have seen the Over go 6-2-1. The last 3 series meetings in Columbus have produced a 2-1 edge for the Over.

The Ersson slump and recent Columbus numbers play into an Over lean on that side. And the Flyers offense is likely being undervalued based on recent numbers. Both sides have showed some early-game punch of late.

Consider a partial-unit play on the OVER 6.5 (+100).

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