Edmonton Oilers vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Pick & Prediction 1/16/25

Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Oilers versus the Avalanche? The puck drops at 9:30 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN. The game will be played at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. 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.

EDMONTON OILERS VS COLORADO AVALANCHE BETTING PICK

The Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5

This game will be played at Ball Arena at 9:30 ET on Thursday, January 16th.

WHY BET THE COLORADO AVALANCHE:

• With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Avalanche to secure a 4-3 victory.
• Take the Avalanche on the moneyline
• On the spread, we like Oilers (+1.5)

Will Edmonton Be The Talk of Ball Arena?

Edmonton improved to 28-13-3 with a 4-2 win over the Flames. The Oilers covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6.5 goals was never threatened, with the teams combining for 6 goals.

Four different players scored for Edmonton, with Zach Hyman breaking a 2-2 tie at 9:50 in the 3rd period. The Oilers added an empty-netter to secure the victory.

Edmonton’s offense generated 31 shots on goal in their 4-2 win over Calgary. The Oilers scored twice in the first period, added a third goal on a power play at 9:50 in the third, and capped off their scoring with an empty-netter from Mattias Janmark, his second goal of the season.

Leon Draisaitl, who now has 9 goals on the year, also contributed two assists, bringing his assist total to 8. Zach Hyman added his third goal of the season, while Jeff Skinner scored his third as well. The Oilers recorded 10 giveaways in the game.

Defensively, the Oilers were solid, with Stuart Skinner making 29 saves and posting a 93.5% save percentage. The Oilers’ defense also recorded 2 takeaways and 19 hits. However, they did give up two goals, one of which came at the 4:28 mark of the 3rd period, tying the game at 2-2.

Does Colorado Have What it Takes at Home?

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche now sit at 27-17-1. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark. Colorado, as the underdog on the puck line, failed to cover.

Colorado struck first with a goal from Cale Makar at 2:54 in the second period, but Nashville responded with five unanswered goals. The Avalanche’s second goal came at 17:43 in the third period, narrowing the score to 3-2 before the Predators added two empty-netters.

In their 5-2 loss to Nashville, Colorado took 30 shots on goal but only found the net twice. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 6th goal of the season, while Cale Makar added his 5th, which came on a power play.

Makar also recorded his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal, and MacKinnon picked up his 14th assist on Makar’s power-play goal. The Avalanche had 23 giveaways in the game.

Defensively, the Avalanche struggled late, giving up two goals in the final 1:14 of the 3rd period, both empty-netters. They also allowed the first two goals of the game, and another at 5:15 in the 3rd. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%.