With the NFL and NBA on the sidelines tonight, plenty of eyes should be on the NHL’s 11-game slate.
The pregame narrative: The Winnipeg Jets look like a strong moneyline pick at home, while the Colorado Avalanche’s goaltending woes shouldn’t be as pronounced against the Seattle Kraken.
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Parlay: Jets moneyline + Coyotes +1.5 + Kraken under 2.5 goals (+320)
Jets moneyline (-209): The Jets are figuratively soaring above the competition right now, stacking 11 wins in their first 12 games. Playing at home against a suspect Utah squad, this is a great spot to bet on Winnipeg staying hot.
The Hockey Club are 5-4-3 this season, and they’ve lost four consecutive games on the road. And since opening night, Utah only has one regulation victory.
Neither starting goalie has been announced at the time of this writing, but I think Karel Vejmelka will be in the crease for Utah after Connor Ingram started the past four games. That’s a good thing for Winnipeg.
Vejmelka, who led the NHL in losses as a rookie in 2021-22, has a sub-.900 save percentage in all four of his NHL seasons. He’s 0-2-0 with eight goals allowed in two starts this year.
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Kraken/Avalanche under 6.5 goals (-120): Overs have been red hot for the Avalanche so far, going 8-3-1 this season. So why am I going the other way?
Well, the primary driver of Colorado’s high goal totals has been its inept goaltending. The Avs have allowed a league-high 4.22 goals per 60, but Natural Stat Trick grades their xGA per 60 at just 2.99.
Seattle, meanwhile, has the lowest xG per 60 in the NHL (2.49). So if the Kraken can’t capitalize against the Avs the way other teams have, I don’t see this game clearing 6.5 goals.
The Kraken have scored just once over their past three games, and they have two or fewer goals in six of their past eight.
This under is 7-1 in the past eight meetings between Colorado and Seattle (dating back to April 2023).
Canucks/Ducks under 6.5 goals – regular time (-182): At some point, but Ducks’ fast-and-loose method of defending is going to bite them. They’re allowing an NHL-high 35.76 scoring chances per 60 but offsetting that with the NHL’s second-highest SV% (.920).
I like this under because I don’t believe Vancouver is the team that’ll make Anaheim pay. The Canucks rank 29th in xG per 60 (2.65) and have hit this under in seven of their past nine games.
As for the Ducks, this under is 9-2 on the season.
Tonight marks the first meeting between these teams in 2024-25, but it’s nice to know their recent history aligns with this pick. Each of their past six matchups — dating back to March 2023 — went under this total.
Picks made at 11:00 a.m. on 11/05/2024.
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