Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche will do battle against Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, and the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place for a Central Division matchup. The match will get going at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, November 9, and you’ll be able to see it live on The Sports Network.
Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg enters the contest as the heavy favorite with a -175 moneyline. The line for Colorado sits at +155 and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -115 money on the over and -105 on the under.
Netting 0.1 units for moneyline bettors, Winnipeg is 8-6 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Central Division in this young season, is a regression from the 52-30 record that the team managed during last year’s regular season campaign. Out of its 14 regular season outings, eight of them have gone under the total, while three have gone over and three have pushed. The team is 5-3 SU at home this year.
The Jets currently tout the second-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 33.3 percent of their extra-man advantages this year. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 78.4 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .907 save percentage and 29.2 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (5-6-1) has been the principal option in goal for the Jets this season. If head coach Paul Maurice chooses to give him the night off, however, the team could turn to the undefeated Laurent Brossoit (3-0 record, .957 save percentage, 1.67 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Colorado is 7-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 15 regular season contests, eight of its games have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and none have pushed. The Avalanche are 4-5 SU as an away team this season.
The Avalanche have scored on 26.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked seventh overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.1 percent of all penalties.
Semyon Varlamov (31.0 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Colorado. Varlamov owns a 4-6-2 record, and has registered a .934 save percentage and 2.21 goals against average this year.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes
After winning two of their three shootouts last season, the Avalanche are off to a 0-1 start in shootouts this year. The Jets went 4-2 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
The total has gone under in four of Winnipeg’s last five outings.
Colorado has managed 28.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Winnipeg is averaging 34.8 shots per game over its last five home outings.
Colorado skaters recorded 20.4 hits per game last season, while the Jets posted 23.3 hits per contest.
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