Saturday has a loaded slate of NHL action that should excite and satisfy all hockey fans. From the Leafs and Penguins to the Avalanche and Red Wings, we have plenty of opportunities to hit it big and hopefully extend some of our impressive records like our 29-18 record on game total and team unders this season.
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Bet: Avalanche Red Wings Over 6.5 goals (-120), Red Wings +1.5 (-140)
Both Detroit and Colorado would love to get back in the win column Saturday with the Red Wings losing four straight and the Aves recording losses in five of their last six games. Detroit has been a very solid betting team this season with a 15-11-0 record against the spread. They enter Saturday being listed as a home underdog against a Colorado team that has been brutal with a 7-20 record and six straight losses against the puck line.
If you look into this matchup’s history, it makes the betting lines start to make sense as the Aves have topped the Red Wings in 11 of their last 12 matchups, including wins in five of their last six trips to the Motor City. The public is all over the Aves in this spot as they are garnering 89 per cent of the moneyline bets and 61 per cent of the puck line bets.
The Red Wings should bounce back in this spot but it will be a dog fight as both teams will be desperate to win and it could leave both netminders out to dry. The Avalanche are going to start netminder Alexandar Georgiev while the Red Wings will start Ville Husso. Both goaltenders have had troubling seasons with goals against averages over 3.50 and neither possessing a winning record with Husso having not won a game after five starts.The over is set very high for this one and for good reason, trust that at least one netminder will crumble under the pressure of this must-win game.