The Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7) will visit the Minnesota Wild (22-9-5) on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, in a matchup featuring two of the top squads in the Western Conference. The bookmakers have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Wild are at +130.
Colorado earned a 3-2 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 19 against the Winnipeg Jets. Josh Manson had two points (two assists) for the Avalanche.
Minnesota won at home in its last game on Dec. 20, 5-2 over the Edmonton Oilers. The Wild got two points apiece out of three players in that outing, including Mats Zuccarello (two assists) and Matthew Boldy (two goals).
Before watching this matchup, here’s a peek at which squad we predict will come out on top in Sunday’s action on the ice.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Avalanche vs. Wild Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Avalanche 4 – Wild 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
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Avalanche vs. Wild Moneylines
Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Wild game.
Favorite: Avalanche (-155)Underdog: Wild (+130)Avalanche Betting InsightsThe Avalanche are 25-8 this season when favored on the moneyline.Colorado is 21-5 (victorious in 80.8% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.The Avalanche have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.Colorado and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 14 of 34 games this season.Wild Betting InsightsThis season the Wild have been an underdog 17 times, and won 11, or 64.7%, of those games.Minnesota has a record of 4-2 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +130 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Wild, based on the moneyline, is 43.5%.Minnesota’s games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 15 of 36 times.Avalanche Key StatsColorado is the highest-scoring team in the league, with 136 total goals (four per game, on seven assists per contest).Defensively, the Avalanche have been the stingiest unit in NHL play, conceding 75 total goals (only 2.2 per game).Its +61 goal differential is No. 1 in the league.The 18 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (on 118 power-play chances) rank 22nd in the NHL.Colorado’s 15.25% power-play conversion rate ranks 28th in the league.The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season (24th among NHL squads).Colorado’s 84.54% penalty-kill success rate is the second-best in the league.Colorado wins 50.3% of its faceoffs (14th in NHL).The Avalanche have an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks seventh in the league.Wild Key StatsMinnesota has 111 goals this season (3.1 per game), 11th in the NHL.The Wild have one of the best defenses in the league, allowing 90 total goals (2.5 per game), fourth in the NHL.It has the fourth-best goal differential in the league at +21.With 29 power-play goals (on 120 chances), the Wild are third-best in the NHL.Minnesota’s power-play percentage (24.17) ranks the team eighth in the league.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Wild have three.Minnesota’s has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.82%).Minnesota is 27th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.8%).The 10.9% shooting percentage of the Wild is 15th in the league.
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