Avalanche vs. Kraken Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – October 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on October 16, 2023

The Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken — the former coming off a win, the latter a loss — will play on Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The bookmakers have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -158 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Kraken are at +130.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of October 17, 2023 at 9:12 PM ET. Keep scrolling for a look at all of the latest odds for this matchup and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Avalanche vs. Kraken Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: COL: (-158) | SEA: (+130)
  • Puck line: COL: -1.5 (154) | SEA: +1.5 (-192)
  • Total: 6 — Over: (-124) | Under: (+102)

Injury Report as of October 17

Avalanche: Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out), Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out), Alex Beaucage: Upper Body (Out), Jean-Luc Foudy: Lower Body (Out)

Kraken: Brandon Tanev: Upper Body (Out)

Avalanche vs. Kraken Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Avalanche
Total Pick Under (6)
Spread Pick Avalanche (-1.5)

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Avalanche vs. Kraken Team Stats (2022-23)

Avalanche Avg. (Rank) Kraken Avg. (Rank)
3.35 (10th) Goals Scored 3.52 (4th)
2.72 (9th) Goals Allowed 3.07 (14th)
33.2 (8th) Shots 30.5 (20th)
31.0 (14th) Shots Allowed 27.0 (2nd)

Avalanche Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nathan MacKinnon 71 42 69 111 366 12 +29
Mikko Rantanen 82 55 50 105 306 13 +15
Cale Makar 60 17 49 66 176 5 +16
Artturi Lehkonen 64 21 30 51 150 8 +8
Devon Toews 80 7 43 50 165 1 +39

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Kraken Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Jared McCann 79 40 30 70 210 7 +18
Vince Dunn 81 14 50 64 149 0 +28
Jordan Eberle 82 20 43 63 177 3 +6
Matthew Beniers 80 24 33 57 148 4 +14
Yanni Gourde 81 14 34 48 142 3 +23

Betting Trends

  • The Avalanche won 43 of their 69 games when favored on the moneyline last season (62.3%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Avalanche’s implied win probability is 61.2%.
  • The Kraken were an underdog in 56 games last season, and won 25 (44.6%).
  • Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 43.5% chance to win.
  • Of Colorado’s 89 games last season, 45 finished above this game’s total of 6 goals.
  • Seattle’s games last season had more than 6 goals 57 of 96 times.

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