The Seattle Kraken and the Colorado Avalanche meet in NHL action as part of their Western Conference first round playoff series from the Ball Arena on Tuesday. Let’s dive into the odds, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Colorado is a -195 home favorite while Seattle is a +165 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Matchup History
Seattle’s 3-2 OT win over Colorado was the Kraken’s 3rd win in the last 4 head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Seattle is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Central division and 9-3 in their last 12 road games while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record. Colorado is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 119-55 in their last 174 games overall while the over is 7-1-1 in their last 9 games against the Western Conference.
Pick
I’m backing the Kraken +1.5 here. A lot of what I’ve been hearing is talk about how the moment will be too big for Seattle in their playoff debut against the defending champions, but Colorado’s banged up, I can’t feel confident that Cale Makar is at 100%, and Gabriel Landeskog’s out for the year now. Seattle also hasn’t bene in the playoffs as a team, but they have guys with playoff experience in the lineup and head-to-head, the last 5 of the 6 all-time meetings have been decided by one goal. I’ll take a shot with Seattle +1.5 here.
