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Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, CO

Article updated Dec 20, 10:16 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Montreal is on the road playing Colorado at the Ball Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Colorado -270 was the opening favorite and current line is Colorado

Game outlook

Montreal is on the road playing Colorado at the Ball Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Colorado -270 was the opening favorite and current line is Colorado -275.

Montreal Highlights

With a power ranking of 29, Montreal is ranked #26 in offense (scoring an average of 2.88 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 3.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-15-2 this season.

Colorado Highlights

Colorado Avalanche has a power ranking of 21 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 3.03 per game), #6 for defense (giving up an average of 3.50 points per game) and 6-5 overall. Montreal went 3-0-0 in their last 3 matchups against Colorado.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Colorado Avalanche to win and the total score to be 5.5. 59% of SportsJaw players predict Colorado Avalanche to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Colorado will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Canadiens 3 to Avalanche 4.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Canadiens 3 to Avalanche 4.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Canadiens vs Avalanche archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Canadiens vs Avalanche matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Montreal Canadiens+239 → +233Moved
  • Moneyline · Colorado Avalanche-270 → -275Moved
  • Spread · Montreal Canadiens+1.5 (-108) → +1.5 (-115)Moved
  • Spread · Colorado Avalanche-1.5 (-108) → -1.5 (-105)Moved
  • Total · Over5.5 (-110) → 5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under5.5 (-110) → 5.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Montreal Canadiens
6-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-5-2 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Colorado Avalanche
6-5 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 2-7-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T03:16:34.386Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Colorado Avalanche defeated Montreal Canadiens 2-1

Colorado Avalanche defeated Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on December 21, 2022, a 1-goal decision in the series. Colorado Avalanche's strongest period was the 3rd period, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Montreal Canadiens +1.5 (-115) spread, Montreal Canadiens covered, while the 3 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 5.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtphamTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Loss
  • MookiebetsTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Loss
  • JtphamMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -270Win
  • Roderick806Total · Under 5.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (-103)Loss
  • legenRandy23Moneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Montreal Canadiens +231Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Montreal Canadiens +1.5 (-115)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Loss
  • MalakhovMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -275Win