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Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Little Caesars Arena — Detroit, MI

Article updated Mar 17, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Colorado Avalanche are traveling to play the Detroit Red Wings at the Little Caesars Arena stadium on Saturday, 3/18/2023 @ 1:00pm EST. Colorado is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Colorado Avalanche are traveling to play the Detroit Red Wings at the Little Caesars Arena stadium on Saturday, 3/18/2023 @ 1:00pm EST. Colorado is the betting favorite opening at -170 and the current line is Colorado -178.

Avalanche vs Red Wings Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Avalanche to win today's game by 3 points and the total to go over 6.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Colorado 5 to Detroit 2

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Colorado Avalanche to win (58%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Colorado will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Colorado Avalanche to win and the total score to be 6.5.

OddsShark predicts Colorado will win and the total will go under.

U: 0.5% picked Detroit Red Wings on Covers.com

Colorado Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 10, Colorado is ranked #15 in offense (scoring an average of 3.27 per game), #9 in defense (allowing an average of 2.82 points to be scored against them per game) and are 39-22-6 this season.

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Detroit Key Betting Stats

Detroit Red Wings has a power ranking of 15 and are #23 for offense (scoring an average of 2.99 per game), #19 for defense (giving up an average of 3.27 points per game) and 5-4 overall. Colorado went 0-3-0 in their last 3 matchups against Detroit.

Betting Summary

TCU has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Gonzaga Bulldogs to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go over 156 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Avalanche vs Red Wings archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Avalanche vs Red Wings matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Colorado Avalanche-170 → -178Moved
  • Moneyline · Detroit Red Wings+151 → +155Moved
  • Spread · Colorado Avalanche-1.5 (+141) → -1.5 (+145)Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Red Wings+1.5 (-166) → +1.5 (-165)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Colorado Avalanche
6-5 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Detroit Red Wings
5-4 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-17T18:14:30.961Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-16Detroit Red Wings 3 · Colorado Avalanche 6
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Colorado Avalanche defeated Detroit Red Wings 5-1

Colorado Avalanche defeated Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on March 18, 2023, a 4-goal decision in the series. Colorado Avalanche's strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (+145) spread, Colorado Avalanche covered, while the 6 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -175Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -175Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -175Win