Avalanche vs. Wild betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Colorado Avalanche are heavy favorites (-167) away at the Minnesota Wild (+140) on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET.

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Moneyline

Avalanche to win vs Wild -167

Bet $20, Payout $31.98

Avalanche vs. Wild Game Info & Betting Lines

Colorado’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 48 of 75 times.
So far this season, 52.7% of Minnesota’s games (39/74) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.
The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.7, is 0.7 above Thursday’s over/under.
This game’s over/under is 0.1 less than the 6.1 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

The Avalanche rank first in the league with 278 total goals this season, averaging 3.7 per game.
The Avalanche rank 13th in total goals against, giving up 3.0 goals per game (223 total) in league play.
The team has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +55 this season.
The Wild’s 224 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
The Wild have allowed 232 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 17th.
Their -8 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.

Colorado has won 42 of its 64 games as a favorite this season.
The Avalanche have a record of 27-11 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -167.
Colorado has a 62.5% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
In 37 games as an underdog on the moneyline, Minnesota has pulled off the upset 11 times.
Minnesota has a record of 4-5 in games when bookmakers list the team at +140 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 41.7% chance for the Wild to win.

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One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has put up 127 points in 75 games.
Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s major contributors currently with 100 total points (39 goals and 61 assists) to his name.
Cale Makar has contributed 81 points for Colorado in 70 games this season, netting a goal on 8.8% of his shots and recording 19 goals and 62 assists.
As Colorado’s top goalie, Alexandar Georgiev has recorded 37 wins and 15 losses this season while allowing 161 goals with 1461 saves.

Kirill Kaprizov’s 37 goals and 46 assists in 67 games for Minnesota add up to 83 total points on the season.
Joel Eriksson Ek is one of the impact players on offense for Minnesota with 61 total points (0.8 per game), with 31 goals and 30 assists in 69 games.
Matthew Boldy has 60 points so far, including 26 goals and 34 assists.
Filip Gustavsson has a 19-15-5 record this season, with a .900 save percentage (44th in the league). He has 1072 saves, and has conceded 119 goals (3.0 goals against average).

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