Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Pick & Prediction 11/9/24

Planning on watching today’s Hurricanes 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 Hurricanes are favored by -1.5 goals in this non-conference showdown. The game’s over/under is currently at 6.5 goals.

CAROLINA HURRICANES VS COLORADO AVALANCHE BETTING PICK

The Pick: Colorado Avalanche +1.5

This game will be played at Ball Arena at 9:00 ET on Saturday, November 9th.

WHY BET THE COLORADO AVALANCHE:

• Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Hurricanes picking up a 4-3 win.
• Take the Hurricanes on the moneyline
• On the puck line, we like Avalanche (+1.5)

Can Carolina Pull Off A Win at Ball Arena?

Carolina improved to 10-2-0 with a 4-2 win over the Capitals. The Hurricanes covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6 goals matched the pre-game line.

Carolina jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but the Capitals responded with two goals in the first period. The Hurricanes then scored three unanswered goals, including an empty-netter, to secure the victory.

Carolina fired 45 shots on goal in their 4-2 win over Washington, with Dmitry Orlov scoring twice on his three shots. Orlov now has three goals this season. Martin Necas added his sixth goal of the season and picked up two assists, bringing his assist total to 12.

Andrei Svechnikov closed out the scoring with an empty-netter, his sixth goal of the year. The Hurricanes had 14 giveaways but managed to score twice in the second period, including Orlov’s second goal of the game.

Carolina’s defense gave up two late goals in the first period, but they tightened up after that, not allowing another goal. Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves with a 90.5% save percentage, and the Hurricanes’ defense added 7 takeaways and 10 hits.

Do the Avalanche Stand a Chance at Home?

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche fell to 6-8-0 on the season. Colorado took a 1-0 lead early in the second period, but Nashville responded with five straight goals. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over that line. The Avalanche were underdogs on the puck line.

Cale Makar opened the scoring at 2:54 in the second period, but the Predators tied it up at 8:31 in the same period. Colorado’s defense struggled, allowing two empty-net goals in the third period. Nathan MacKinnon scored the Avalanche’s second goal, narrowing the gap to 3-2 before Nashville pulled away.

In their 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche fired 30 shots on goal but only scored twice. Cale Makar netted his 5th goal of the season on a power play, while Nathan MacKinnon added his 6th goal, coming with just 2:17 left in the game.

Makar also picked up his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal. MacKinnon now has 14 assists after helping on Makar’s earlier tally. The Avalanche had 23 giveaways in the game.

Defensively, the Avalanche gave up the first goal to Nashville at 11:29 in the 2nd period and allowed two more in the 3rd, both of which were empty-netters. Goalie Justus Annunen made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage. Colorado’s defense finished with 11 takeaways and 26 hits.