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The Calgary Flames (6-7-0) and Colorado Avalanche (7-5-1) meet tonight, with the game set to start at 10:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be traded on Polymarket.
The Avalanche are favored by -2.5 against the spread, with the over/under set at 6.5. The Avalanche are the preferred trading option, while the Flames will be looking to pull off an upset.
Let's get into my Flames vs. Avalanche predictions and picks.
Flames vs. Avalanche Predictions, Odds
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Flames vs. Avalanche Pick
Flames vs. Avalanche Pick: Avalanche -1.5 (61 cents)
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Flames vs. Avalanche Analysis
Calgary beat Seattle 6-2 at home last night behind four points from Matt Coronato, so tonight in Denver means three games in four nights for the Flames, with no rest and at altitude.
Colorado, meanwhile, has been home since beating New Jersey 5-2 on Wednesday.
It’s a similar setup to last Saturday, when we faded Tampa Bay in an easier back-to-back spot at altitude, the night after the Lightning played in Denver. Utah won that one 5-4.
Calgary’s situation gets even tougher in net. Devin Cooley, who was actually playing really well, went on injured reserve, and Dustin Wolf played last night.
That could leave Arsenii Sergeev, who was just called up from the AHL, to make the second start of his NHL career, and he’d be thrown into a tough one.
The road hasn’t been kind to the Flames either. Calgary is 1-4 away from home and has been outscored 22-8 in those games, most recently in Wednesday’s 4-0 loss in Edmonton.
The 5-on-5 matchup is just as lopsided. Colorado leads the NHL with 43 goals at 5-on-5, while Calgary has been outscored 35-19 in that category this season.
That offense has turned home wins into blowouts. The Avalanche’s five wins at home came by scores of 6-1, 8-4, 5-2, 6-3 and 5-2, and every one of them covered the puck line with room to spare.
Colorado also won the first meeting between these teams 7-3 earlier this month.
Flames vs. Avalanche Prediction
A tired road team with a call-up likely in net against one of the league’s highest-scoring offenses is about as good as puck-line spots get, but you’ll have to pay some juice for it.
The moneyline is at crazy odds, so I’ll lay the goal and a half.
Calgary Flames vs Colorado Avalanche Trade: Avalanche -1.5 (61 cents, Polymarket)
