Travis Konecny will find the scoresheet against the Blue Jackets tonight.
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Travis Konecny is having another terrific season with the Philadelphia Flyers, on pace to reach the 70-point mark.
My Flyers vs. Blue Jackets predictions expect Konecny to add to his point total tonight in Columbus.
Let’s take a closer look at my NHL picks for Wednesday, January 28.
Flyers vs Blue Jackets best bet: Travis Konecny Over 0.5 points (-150)
Travis Konecny has upped his consistency this season, picking up at least one point in 68% of his games, well above last year’s rate of 59%.
The Philadelphia Flyers forward has only gone consecutive games without a point three times and hasn’t hit such a spell since late November.
Konecny failed to make any noise offensively against the Islanders, but he has a great matchup to get back on track.
The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 25th in goals against per game and 31st in shots allowed. While the hiring of Rick Bowness has helped a little bit, they are still finding themselves in a lot of high-event affairs.
Columbus’ games averaged 6.39 goals and 60.83 shots with Dean Evason behind the bench. Through six games under Bowness, we are seeing 6.5 combined goals and 58.83 shots. Not much of a difference.
It seems like the Blue Jackets will remain a high-event side with defensive flaws, and Konecny has feasted in such matchups.
Konecny has points in 18 of 21 games against teams ranking in the Bottom 10 in goals against, shots against, or both.
Win or lose, look for him to have a productive night.
Trevor Zegras has assists in 55% of his games following a day of rest. He also has 11 helpers through 15 matchups against Bottom-10 teams in goals against. Riding shotgun with Konecny at 5-on-5 and on the top power play, he should make some noise in this matchup.
We’re rounding out the parlay with another member of Philadelphia’s top line. Christian Dvorak has averaged 2.9 shots over his last 10 road dates and draws a Columbus team that has given up the most shots to centers spanning their past 10.
Travis Konecny has 10 points over his past 10 road games. Find more NHL betting trends for Flyers vs. Blue Jackets.
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Todd Cordell is a data-driven betting analyst. He uses numbers to help identify value across a wide variety of sports, with NHL being his specialty. Shot props, in particular, have proven to be a very fruitful market. Todd has served as a betting analyst in the public sphere for many years, most recently with theScore covering the NHL and MLB.
When not writing about sports betting, Todd stays busy analyzing the New Jersey Devils with a fine-tooth comb for InfernalAccess, his Devils-centric blog. Todd attended Sheridan College and graduated in 2014 with a diploma in print journalism.
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