Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Pick & Prediction 10/18/24
Planning on watching today’s Ducks and Avalanche game? Catch the action at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, as the Avalanche hosts this showdown at 9:00 ET on ESPN+. The odds for this Western conference game currently have the Avalanche as the -1.5 goal favorite with the over/under line sitting at 6.5 goals.
ANAHEIM DUCKS VS COLORADO AVALANCHE BETTING PICK
The Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5
This game will be played at Ball Arena at 9:00 ET on Friday, October 18th.
WHY BET THE COLORADO AVALANCHE:
- Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Avalanche picking up a 4-3 win.
- Take the Avalanche on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Ducks (+1.5)
Can Anaheim Pull Off a Road Win?
With a 5-4 overtime win against the Utah Hockey Club, the Ducks improved to 2-1-0 this season. Anaheim’s defense struggled early, allowing Utah to score twice in the first period after taking a 1-0 lead.
The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 9 goals easily surpassed that. Anaheim, as the underdog on the puck line, also failed to cover. Four different players scored for the Ducks, with Pavel Mintyukov leading the way with two goals.
Pavel Mintyukov netted two goals for the Ducks, including his second of the season at 3:08 in the second period and another at 5:05 in the third. Leo Carlsson scored his first goal of the season in overtime, while Troy Terry opened the scoring for Anaheim in the first period. Robby Fabbri added his first goal of the season in the second period.
Mason McTavish contributed two assists, bringing his total to three for the season. The Ducks took 34 shots on goal and recorded 21 giveaways. Anaheim scored their second goal of the game 11:54 into the second period, with Fabbri finding the net.
Anaheim’s defense struggled late, giving up two goals in the 3rd period, but they didn’t allow any in overtime, leading to a 5-4 win. Goalie Lukas Dostal made 26 saves with an 86.7% save percentage. Defensively, the Ducks had 19 blocks, 18 hits, and 6 takeaways.
Can the Avalanche Please their Home Crowd?
Colorado fell to 0-4-0 with a 5-3 loss to the Bruins. The Avalanche were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the 8 combined goals went over that line.
The Avalanche tied the game at 1-1 in the first period, but the Bruins scored the next three goals. All of Colorado’s goals came on the power play, with the last one cutting the deficit to 4-3 before Boston added an empty-netter.
In their 5-3 loss to the Bruins, the Avalanche scored all three of their goals on power plays. Ross Colton netted his second goal of the season in the first period, followed by Cale Makar’s first goal in the second. Mikko Rantanen, who now has four goals this season, added the third in the final period.
Makar also picked up his 7th assist, while Nathan MacKinnon recorded his 6th. Rantanen added another assist, bringing his total to three this season. The Avalanche took 25 shots on goal but were hampered by 20 giveaways.
Defensively, the Avalanche gave up the first goal at 6:14 in the first period and another at 13:46, but they tied it at 1-1 before the Bruins made it 2-1. The Bruins added two more in the second period, and after Colorado closed the gap to 4-3 in the third, Boston sealed the game with an empty-netter at 17:59. Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves with an 83.3% save percentage.