A couple of franchises ready to have at it, the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche begin their seasons at the Pepsi Center for a divisional tilt. The match will get going at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 4, and it can be caught live on Fox Sports North.
Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Odds
Minnesota (+145) is entering this one as the underdog to Colorado (-165) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Both of these teams owned winning records in the 2017-18 campaign. The Minnesota Wild were 45-37 straight up (SU) last season, while the Colorado Avalanche finished 43-39.
The visiting Wild managed to score 3.01 goals per game on offense (29.9 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.85 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 31.5 shots per game against the Wild last year.
Behind 29.6 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Avalanche were able to tally 3.09 goals/game. The defense yielded 33.5 shots and 2.94 goals per game.
Minnesota found the net on 20.6 percent of its power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. It successfully killed off 80.9 percent of all opposition power plays.
Colorado converted on 21.3 percent of its man- advantages and killed off 83.3 percent of the power plays encountered by the defense.
Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
Minnesota was 3-3 in games decided by a shootout last year. Colorado was 2-1 in shootouts.
Minnesota skaters recorded 16.9 hits per game last season, while the Avalanche logged 20.4 hits per matchup.
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