Colorado Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 4 (11/4): NHL

Colorado Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 4 (11/4): NHL

Odds

Time 2:00 p.m. EST
Avalanche money line -270
Avalanche spread -1.5 (-105)
Blue Jackets money line +220
Blue Jackets spread +1.5 (-115)
Over / under 6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

  Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets
Record 4-4-1 3-7
Road / home record 1-1-1 1-3
Streak L2 L3
Goals per game 3.11 2.60
Goals allowed per game 3.00 4.40
Shots per game 31.3 29.5
Shots allowed per game 33.5 34.0
PP % 22.9% 26.40%
PK % 13.98% 15.17%
Over / under record 5-4 7-3
 

Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue on the road and will visit the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. These teams met twice last season and the Avs won both games. 

 

Colorado Avalanche 

Colorado have lost 4 of their last 6 games and are 1-1-1 at home ranking 5th in the central division. They are coming from a loss against the Islanders on the road 5-4. Evan Rodrigues had two goals and an assist, Mikko Rantanen added a goal and an assist, and Alex Newhook also scored for the defending champion Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev had 39 saves.

Valeri Nichushkin leads the team with 7 goals and 12 points for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has 3 goals and 9 assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Avalanche are 5-5, averaging 4.5 goals, 6.3 assists, four penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets have also lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 1-3 on the road so far this season ranking 8th in the Metropolitan division. In their last game, they were outscored by the Devils 7-1 on the road. Forward Yegor Chinakhov scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets at 6:39 of the second. It was his second goal of the season.

Johnny Gaudreau leads the Blue Jackets with 8 points and 5 goals. Jakub Voracek had 9 assists over the last 10 games for Columbus.

In their last 10 games the Blue Jackets were 3-7, averaging 3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with a .919 save percentage.

 

BETTING TRENDS

Columbus are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.

Columbus are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Colorado.

Columbus are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road.

The total has gone OVER in 13 of Columbus' last 18 games when playing on the road against Colorado.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.

Colorado are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games against Columbus.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games at home.

 

Prediction

The Avalanche are not having a good start this season as they have lost 4 of their last 6 games but they beat twice the Blue Jackets last season. The Blue Jackets are also on a 3 game losing streak and have been struggling offensively scoring only 1.6 goals per game in those losses. Both teams have struggled lately but the Avs are by far the better team and have the home advantage. Take the Avs.

PICK: Avalanche -1.5 (-105) 

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