Avalanche vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 23

A pair of the Western Conference's top clubs meet on Tuesday, April 23 when the fourth-place Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7) visit the second-place Winnipeg Jets (52-24-6). The oddsmakers have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -120 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Jets are at +101.

Colorado fell in a 7-6 defeat on the road its last time out on April 21 against the Winnipeg Jets. Cale Makar led the Avalanche with three points (one goal and two assists).

Winnipeg won at home in its most recent game on April 21, 7-6 over the Colorado Avalanche. The Jets got three points each out of Mark Scheifele (one goal and two assists) and Kyle Connor (two goals and one assist).

Here's our pick for who will capture the win in this NHL Playoffs First Round contest.

Avalanche vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Avalanche 3 - Jets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Jets Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Jets matchup.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-120)
• Underdog: Jets (+101)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche have gone 45-24 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter, Colorado is 44-20 (winning 68.8% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Avalanche's implied win probability is 54.5%.
• In 49 games this season, Colorado and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Jets Betting Insights

• This season the Jets have been an underdog 26 times, and won 12, or 46.2%, of those games.
• This season Winnipeg has won 10 of its 18 games, or 55.6%, when it's the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Jets have a 49.8% chance to win.
• Winnipeg has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 29 of 83 games this season.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado is the top-scoring team in the NHL, with 302 total goals (3.7 per game, on 6.4 assists per outing).
• The Avalanche have given up 252 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 16th in league action in goals against.
• It has the league's eighth-best goal differential at +50.
• The 68 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 278 power-play chances.
• Colorado's 24.46% power-play conversion rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• The Avalanche have scored seven shorthanded goals this season (12th among NHL teams).
• Colorado has the league's 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.92%).
• Colorado wins 47.9% of its faceoffs to rank 23rd in the NHL.
• The Avalanche shoot 11.2% as a team (fifth in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 259 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Jets have the best defense in the NHL, allowing 198 total goals (only 2.4 per game).
• It has the fourth-best goal differential in the league at +61.
• The Jets have 45 power-play goals (22nd in NHL) on 240 chances.
• Winnipeg's power-play percentage (18.75) ranks the team 22nd in the league.
• This season, the Jets have three shorthanded goals (27th in NHL).
• At 77.13%, Winnipeg has the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 47.6%, Winnipeg has the league's 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Jets is 12th in the league.