Avalanche vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 3

Both the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks are coming off a victory, heading into their meeting at Honda Center on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Ducks are at +124.

Colorado claimed a 4-2 road victory against the Los Angeles Kings its last time out on March 2. The Avalanche were led by Martin Necas (one goal and two assists) and Gabriel Landeskog (one goal and two assists).

Anaheim's most recent game was a shootout victory at home on March 1 against the Calgary Flames 3-2 (2-1). Cutter Gauthier had two points (two goals) in that matchup for the Ducks.

Before this matchup, here is who we expect to secure the win in Tuesday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Ducks 3 - Avalanche 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Ducks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Ducks game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-148)
• Underdog: Ducks (+124)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• In the 58 times this season the Avalanche have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 40-18 in those games.
• Colorado is 35-13 (winning 72.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Avalanche's implied win probability is 59.7%.
• Colorado's 59 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 26 times.

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have won 21, or 52.5%, of the 40 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Anaheim has entered 16 games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 8-8 in those contests.
• The Ducks have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Anaheim has played 37 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado leads the league with 224 total goals (3.8 per game).
• Defensively, the Avalanche are the stingiest unit in league action, allowing 143 total goals (just 2.4 per game).
• Its goal differential (+81) tops the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (on 190 power-play chances) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Colorado has the league's 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.26%).
• The one shorthanded goal the Avalanche have scored this season rank 31st among NHL squads.
• Colorado's 83.23% penalty-kill success rate is the third-best in the league.
• Colorado wins 51.2% of its faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
• The Avalanche shoot 11.1% as a team (16th in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 192 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 15th in the league.
• The Ducks allow 3.5 goals per game (206 in total), 29th in the league.
• it has the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -14.
• With 33 power-play goals (on 180 chances), the Ducks are 18th in the NHL.
• Anaheim has the NHL's 23rd-ranked power-play percentage (18.33%).
• This season, the Ducks have seven shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• Anaheim's has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.54%).
• Anaheim wins 47.1% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Ducks' 10.7% shooting percentage is 18th in the league.