Avalanche vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 31

The Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames -- both coming off victories -- will meet on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, at Ball Arena in Denver. The Flames are heavy underdogs on the road, at +300, and the Avalanche are -380.

Colorado claimed a 5-2 home victory over the New Jersey Devils its last time out on Oct. 28. Brent Burns (two assists) and Sam Malinski (two assists) were among the four Avalanche players who collected two points each.

In its last game on Oct. 30, Calgary earned a 6-2 home victory over the Seattle Kraken. Arsenii Sergeev had zero saves for the Flames while allowing zero Kraken goals in that matchup.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest by checking out which team we predict will capture the win in Saturday's game.

Avalanche vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Avalanche 4 - Flames 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

Pick with the best in the business! Get free picks for every game, every week at the Dunkel Index.

Avalanche vs. Flames Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Avalanche-Flames game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-380)
• Underdog: Flames (+300)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche have won 54.5% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (6-5).
• Colorado has not played with moneyline odds of -380 or shorter.
• The Avalanche's implied moneyline win probability is 79.2% in this game.
• Colorado's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals nine times.

Flames Betting Insights

• This season the Flames have won six of the 11 games, or 54.5%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Calgary has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +300 moneyline for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flames have a 25.0% chance to win.
• Calgary has played six games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado has scored the fifth-most goals in the NHL (54 total, 4.2 per game).
• The Avalanche have allowed 41 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 11th in NHL action in goals against.
• Its +13 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The eight power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (on 41 power-play chances) rank 17th in the NHL.
• Colorado has the league's 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.51%).
• Colorado has the league's 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.92%).
• Colorado has the 28th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 46.9%.
• The Avalanche have a 13.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fifth in the league.

Flames Key Stats

• With 34 goals (2.6 per game), Calgary has the NHL's 26th-ranked offense.
• The Flames give up 3.6 goals per game (47 in total), 25th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -13, the team is 28th in the league.
• The Flames have 11 power-play goals (on 33 chances), 11th in the NHL.
• Calgary's power-play percentage (33.33) puts the team second in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Flames have one.
• The 82.93% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is 10th in the league.
• Calgary is 22nd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.6%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.1%, the Flames are 31st in the league.