Kings Vs Ducks: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 20, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 19, 2022

Two squads at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings will match up when the fourth-place Los Angeles Kings (17-12-5) host the 15th-place Anaheim Ducks (9-20-3) on Tuesday, December 20 at Crypto.com Arena. The latest betting lines reveal that the Ducks are +219 on the moneyline and the Kings are -273 to win this matchup. The over/under has been set at 6.5 for this game.

This article refers to betting data current as of December 20, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET. Browse all the current odds for this contest in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Kings Vs Ducks Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 20

Kings: Brendan Lemieux: Out (Lower Body), Brandt Clarke: Out (Personal)

Ducks: Anthony Stolarz: Out (Lower Body), John Moore: Out (Upper Body), John Gibson: Out (Undisclosed), Derek Grant: Out (Lower Body), Max Jones: Questionable (Upper Body), Isac Lundestrom: Out (Upper Body), Jamie Drysdale: Out (Shoulder)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Kings
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Kings (-1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Kings Vs Ducks Team Stats

Kings Avg. (Rank) Ducks Avg. (Rank)
3.24 (14th) Goals Scored 2.41 (30th)
3.59 (27th) Goals Allowed 4.19 (32nd)
32.8 (9th) Shots 29.6 (24th)
29.6 (9th) Shots Allowed 37.5 (32nd)

Kings Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Kevin Fiala 34 9 25 34 93 3 +2
Anze Kopitar 34 10 18 28 68 1 +4
Viktor Arvidsson 30 8 14 22 69 4 -7
Phillip Danault 34 8 13 21 64 2 -5
Adrian Kempe 34 12 8 20 92 2 +2

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Ducks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Troy Terry 32 12 16 28 98 4 -4
Trevor Zegras 32 10 14 24 73 2 -10
Ryan Strome 32 8 10 18 52 1 -11
Mason McTavish 32 4 14 18 63 2 -8
Adam Henrique 31 9 8 17 63 2 +1

Betting Trends

  • The Kings have won eight of their 16 games when favored on the moneyline this season (50.0%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Kings have an implied win probability of 73.2%.
  • The Ducks have won eight, or 26.7%, of the 30 games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Ducks, based on the moneyline, is 31.3%.
  • In 17 of 34 matches this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Anaheim’s games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 17 of 32 times.
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