Golden Knights vs Avalanche Predictions and Odds Feb 16

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Betting Preview

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Golden Knights vs Avalanche betting preview for Wednesday, February 16. At the time of posting, this Western Conference showdown has opened as a -110 pick’em, with the total sitting at 6.5 goals.

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Wednesday, February 16	NHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars
Moneyline:	Las Vegas Golden Knights -110 vs Colorado Avalanche -110
Puckline:	Avalanche -1.5 (+200) / Golden Knights +1.5 (-240)
Total:	6.5 Goals (Over -115 / Under -105)
Game Time:	10:0pm ET / 7:00pm PT
Arena:	T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
TV:	TNT

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Analysis

The Colorado Avalanche enter Wednesday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights as the best team in the league right now with a 34-9-4 overall record.

The Golden Knights meanwhile will be looking to put together just their third consecutive home win tonight after a full week off after a brutal 6-0 road loss at Calgary.

This will be the teams’ second meeting this season after the Golden Knights won in Colorado 3-1 back on October 26th.

Colorado’s Explosive Offense

Not only are the Colorado Avalanche coming into this one as the No. 1 team in the NHL right now, they’re also one of the top offensive teams in the league right now as well.

The Avalanche rank No. 2 in the league on total goals scored this season at 4.00 gpg and are tied for the most power play goals this season as well.

With 3.43 goals scored on average over their last seven games also, it’s a record that certainly doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon either.

Golden Knights Look to Get Better at Home

While the Golden Knights have one of the best road records in the West this season, their home form has left a lot to be desired.

Vegas is just 14-10-2 at home this year and has gone just 3-5 over their last 8 games inside the T-Mobile Arena as well.

The Knights will be hoping the second half of the season breeds a lot more success at home than the first did as they look to make a big push in the West.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Prediction

It’s been an interesting season data-wise between these two team’s contrasting fortunes this year.

Colorado, despite their excellent offense to start the year, have been somewhat fortunate according to underlying data. The Avalanche rank just 17th on the season in terms of overall expected goals this year as they’ve benefitted from a +21 actual vs. expected goal differential this season, the fifth-highest in the league.

Vegas meanwhile are at 0, meaning they’ve benefitted from no such fortune, but they do own the league’s third-highest expected goals rating this season behind only the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, so their offense definitely appears to be getting short-changed somewhat behind only the tenth-highest scoring record in the league this season.

If that first half of the season starts to regress into the second half here on Wednesday for the Avalanche, which it simply has to at some point, we see some value taking the home side here on Wednesday in the Golden Knights.

Take the Las Vegas Golden Knights to win at home on Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche.

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