The Detroit Red Wings are 2-0 so far this season against the Colorado Avalanche as those two teams hit the ice at the Pepsi Center in NHL betting action at the sportsbooks on Friday night.
Detroit and Colorado met on Monday night as well, with the Red Wings winning 3-2 as a -160 home favorite on the NHL odds in that UNDER result. Overall the Red Wings are 6-4 over their 10 most recent games against the Avs, with the OVER/UNDER 6-4 as well.
The Red Wings will try to spoil to the party on Friday; they are 18-14-5 this season, while the Avalanche are 12-20-4. Detroit is 16-17-4 on the totals; Colorado is 14-18-4.
View Detroit vs Colorado Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Avalanche in this one found them earlier as -110 favorites on the NHL money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5.5 at its open earlier today at Sportsbook and may have moved.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Avalanche, most recently No. 28 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Red Wings, who rate a No. 17 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Colorado's No. 28-ranked offense (2.4 goals per game) against a Red Wings defense that ranks No. 12 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Avalanche Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.2% rate while the Red Wings have a 79.2% rate on the penalty kill.
In their last action, Detroit was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Coyotes. Bettors on Phoenix at -108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Avalanche were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Predators. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Nashville at -170 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit Red Wings Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Phoenix are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4
Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Nashville are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A few Red Wings at Avalanche trends to consider:
Detroit is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Colorado is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Detroit home to St. Louis, Sunday, April 7
Colorado at Phoenix, Saturday, April 6
