The Calgary Flames (31-24-15) visit the Los Angeles Kings (40-20-10) for a Monday contest at crypto.com Arena. Puck drop is slated for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Flames vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Calgary continued with some recent overtime problems Saturday when it lost to the Dallas Stars 6-5 in a 65-minute affair. The Flames are 4-4-4 over their last 12 games.
The Kings are 2-3-0 against the Flames the last 2 seasons — with the 2 wins coming in OT. They are off their own overtime setback, falling 3-2 in a SO loss to the Vancouver Canucks Saturday. But overall, the Kings have been on solid ground of late, posting a 7-0-2 record across its last 9 games.
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Flames vs. Kings odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:44 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Flames -110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Kings -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Flames +1.5 (-260) | Kings -1.5 (+210)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +110 | U: -130)
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Flames vs. Kings projected goalies
Jacob Markstrom (19-18-10, 2.89 GAA, .891 SV%) vs. Pheonix Copley (21-4-3, 2.63 GAA, .904 SV%)
Markstrom allowed 6 goals Saturday to Dallas and owns a lackluster .829 SV% (58 saves on 70 shots) over his last 3 games. He allowed 5 goals on 29 shots in a 6-5 home win against Los Angeles Nov. 14. It helped that the Flames offense scored 4 goals in the opening period and 2 in the 2nd and led 6-3 heading into the 3rd — the Kings’ final goal came with 1:19 to go and their goalie pulled.
Copley has not been tagged with a regulation loss since Feb. 21. He’s 4-1 in his last 5 starts, including a SO win and a SO loss. At home, he owns a .918 SV% overall and a .942 mark over his last 4 games at home.
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Flames at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Flames 4, Kings 3
Moneyline
Calgary is fighting for its playoff life, 4 points out of the final Wild Card spot. Los Angeles is solidified in its positioning, just 2 points behind 1st-place Vegas in the Pacific Division.
The Flames have lately been a team under-scoring on its expectations based on puck-possession and expected-goal analytics. They are 3-0-1 over their last 4 road games, and they’re facing a Kings club, perhaps slightly overrated in the recency bias camp by a weak slate the last couple weeks.
BACK CALGARY (-110).
Puck line/Against the spread
PASS. The much-to-play-for Flames are a solid lean on the moneyline.
Over/Under
Both teams are among the middle 10 in the league in scoring. The expected goalies, paired with some higher expectations for Calgary production make this a fair number.
I could see 7 goals total, but O/U 6.5 is a risky number, here. PASS.
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