The Anaheim Ducks (5-5-3) play the first of a two-game set against the host Vegas Golden Knights (7-1-1) Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena with a 10 p.m. ET puck drop. Below, we analyze the Ducks-Golden Knights NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Ducks at Golden Knights: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:15 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Ducks +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Golden Knights -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Ducks +1.5 (-135) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Ducks at Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
John Gibson (4-4-3, .918 SV%, 2.48 GAA, 2 SO) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (4-0-0, .944 SV%, 1.25 GAA, 1 SO)
Gibson will be making his third start of the season against the Golden Knights. He is 0-1-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .902 SV% in his two outings vs. VGK, while going 4-3-2 with a 2.35 GAA and .922 SV% in nine appearances against everyone else.
Fleury has been sharp in every outing. He faced the Ducks once this season at T-Mobile Arena and turned aside 21 of the 22 shots he faced in a 2-1 overtime victory Jan. 16. He has allowed two or fewer goals in each of his four appearances, including a 1-0 shutout Jan. 24 against the Arizona Coyotes. It’s like the Fleury of old so far this season.
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Ducks at Golden Knights: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 5, Ducks 1
Money line (ML)
The Golden Knights (-225) are going to win this game, but putting up more than two times your potential return is not a good idea. The Ducks took the Knights to OT Jan. 16 in a close shave as underdogs at a similar price. While Vegas pushed by for the win, it served as a cautionary tale why a heavy favorite is not always a sure thing.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS -1.5 (+110) did have that close shave with Fleury between the pipes in the most recent meeting, but they also dusted the Ducks by a 5-2 count Jan. 14.
If you’re going to bet the favorite, make sure to bet the puck line for a much better value with a multi-goal margin of victory.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 5.5 (-110) is the play in this game, hitting in six of the past seven games for the Golden Knights. VGK has averaged 4.3 goals per game across the past three, and they’re 10th in the NHL with 3.5 GPG for the season.
It’s rather surprising the Knights rank just 25th on the power play at 13.3%; if that unit takes off and starts improving, you’ll see even more regular numbers for this high-octane offense.
The Ducks are last in the NHL in goals per game at 1.8, but they have two Over results in their past five games, and they split the Over/Under in the first two meetings in Vegas Jan. 14 and 16.
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