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Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Jets vs. Avalanche NHL Odds
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(16-11-5) Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche (19-8-2)
Date: Thursday January 6th
Time: 9:00 PM ET
Venue: Ball Arena, Colorado
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Jets +175 Avalanche -200 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Jets +1.5 -135 Avalanche -1.5 +115
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.0
The Jets head to mile high for a clash with division foe, The Colorado Avalanche. This matchup proves important for Winnipeg, as they’re currently two games behind Colorado, but have played three more.
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg’s 2022 tenure is off to an amazing 2-0 start, first dispatching the conference powerhouse Golden Knights, then the conference joke, Arizona Coyote’s. Question is, can they defeat the streaky Avalanche in one of the hardest environments in sports?
Offensively speaking, The Jets are rocketing 33.9 shots per outing, which is resulting in 3.0 goals per game; which rank 8th and 14th, respectfully. Moreover, their powerplay unit is ranked 12th in the NHL, by scoring on 21% of opportunities.
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Defensively, this squad is unfortunately ranked 19th for shots against, resulting in a 14th rank for goals against; these stats made possible by a worrisome 2.8 goals, on 31.9 shots against per tilt.
Additionally, Winnipeg has the 29th ranked penalty kill unit in the NHL, which is allowing teams to score on a staggering 28.4% of their chances. To make matters worse, Blake Wheeler is still out from injury in December, obviously striking a giant blow to Winnipeg’s offensive output.
Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche come into Thursday nights game on an 8-2 run, lastly beating The Blackhawks in overtime, Tuesday night. The last squad to shut down Colorado was the division leader, Nashville predators on December 16th.
On the offensive side, Colorado’s ranked number one in the NHL for goals per matchup, scoring an astounding 4.2 on any given night. Moreover, they’re boasting an impressive 23.7 PP%, and getting off 33.8 shots per outing; which both rank 9th in the league.
Defensively speaking, The Avalanche are struggling mightily, as they rank 28th for PK% and 23rd for goals against per game. However, they’re ranked 13th for shots against per outing, by only allowing 30.8 on average.
Important to note, Colorado is missing three defensemen for this matchup, which could result in more goals against then expected.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg’s last 6 games.
- Colorado is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 out of Colorado’s last 9 games.
- Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Colorado.
Free Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche NHL Prediction
As both teams are on a current roll, we look to their last matchups and Winnipeg only won once in their last five against each other. That being said, the lone win came last matchup when The Jets decimated Colorado, 7-4 in December 2019.
Important to note, this was over two years ago and holds no value in current times. At present, Colorado is the much superior team, especially at home where they boast a 11-2-1 record, while The Jets have only won 6 out of 15 games on the road.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: OVER 6.0
Unfortunately, zero value exists on picking the home team moneyline wise with the current juice, and puckline’s tend to be risky. Luckily, the total screams extreme value, as The Avalanche are the highest scoring team in hockey, who are also missing three defensemen.
Furthermore, Winnipeg’s posted an over in 5 out of their last 6 games, while The Avalanche have in 6 out of their last 9 games. All in all, in response to all reasons listed, we’re siding with the over 6.0.
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