Avalanche vs Flames Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 2/25/23

The Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche meet Saturday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Calgary Flames Betting Preview

The Calgary Flames are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads Calgary with 23 goals, Elias Lindholm has 33 assists and Nazem Kadri has 189 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 81.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 108 goals on 976 shots faced, and Dan Vladar has given up 58 goals on 573 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 35 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 46 assists and Cale Maker has 141 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 101 goals on 1,238 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has given up 38 goals on 470 shots.

Flames vs Avalanche Trends 

The Flames are 35-17 in their last 52 Saturday games and 3-7 in their last 10 vs. Central. The Avalanche are 73-27 in their last 100 home games and 135-65 in their last 200 overall. The over is 6-1 in Flames last 7 overall. The under is 27-13-3 in Avalanche last 43 overall. The Flames are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings. The underdog is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings. The road team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Calgary Flames are a respectable side for the underdog role here, but the Avs at home are hard to bet against, especially when getting priced this fairly. The Avs have won 73 percent of their last 100 home games. You don’t often get prices this reasonable with the Colorado Avalanche at home. Give me the home team.