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Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Senators on December 05. Bettors who backed the Senators at -181 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Avalanche were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -137 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 14-13-0 SU
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Detroit:
Team record: 10-12-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 16 games
Next up:
Colorado at New Jersey Sunday, December 8
Detroit at Buffalo Monday, December 9