The Colorado Avalanche (25-8-4) play the first half of a two-game set at the Minnesota Wild (23-11-2) Monday with an 8 p.m. ET puck drop at Xcel Energy Center. Below, we analyze the Avalanche-Wild odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Avalanche streak into this game with four consecutive victories, and they haven’t lost in regulation in 14 straight outings dating back to March 8 against the Arizona Coyotes. That includes a two-game sweep of the Wild in Denver March 18 and 20 by a combined score of 11-1.
The Wild are coming off a two-game sweep on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights, outscoring the opposition by a 5-3 count. Minnesota has also lost just once in regulation across its past seven outings since that two-game sweep in Denver.
Avalanche at Wild: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:05 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Avalanche -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Wild +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread/ATS: Avalanche -1.5 (+155) | Wild +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Avalanche at Wild: Projected starting goalies
Philipp Grubauer (23-7-1, 1.76 GAA, .929 SV%, 5 SO) vs. Cam Talbot (11-5-2, 2.26 GAA, .928 SV%, 2 SO)
Grubauer enters on a three-game win streak, and he has picked up victories in 10 of his past 11 starts with a win in relief during the span, too. He was between the pipes for the aforementioned two-game sweep of the Wild, turning aside 50 of the 51 shots he faced, including his fifth shutout of the season in the second outing.
Talbot has won back-to-back games to start April, both against Vegas. He has victories in five of his past six games with no losses in regulation during that span. He is just 1-2-0 with a 3.35 goals against average and .910 save percentage in three starts against the Avalanche this season.
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Avalanche at Wild: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Avalanche 3, Wild 1
Money line (ML)
The AVALANCHE (-165) are worth a look as moderate favorites.
Colorado has dominated Minnesota this season, and Grubauer is red-hot against the Wild. Until that changes, keep fading Minnesota.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The AVALANCHE -1.5 (+155) are a tempting play at this price level. They won by at least 2 goals in three of their four victories against the Wild this season.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-105) is the way to go, as Grubauer has been amazing lately, and Talbot has been pretty strong for the Wild, too. Goals should be at a premium in St. Paul.
The Under is 5-2 in Minnesota’s past seven games, and 7-2 across Talbot’s past nine starts. The Under hit in the past two games for the Avs.
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