Avalanche vs. Mammoth NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 23

The Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7) host the Utah Mammoth (18-17-3) on Tuesday, Dec. 23, with both teams coming off a win in their last game. The oddsmakers have made the Avalanche heavy favorites at -258 on the moneyline, and the Mammoth are at +210.

Colorado secured a 5-1 road victory against the Minnesota Wild in its last game on Dec. 21. The Avalanche were led by Brock Nelson (one goal and two assists) and Cale Makar (one goal and two assists).

Utah won its most recent game 4-3 at home against the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 21. The Mammoth got two points apiece out of three players in that outing, including Dylan Guenther (two assists) and Clayton Keller (one goal and one assist).

Before this matchup, here is who we expect to emerge victorious in Tuesday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Mammoth Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Utah Mammoth, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Mammoth 4 - Avalanche 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Mammoth Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Avalanche-Mammoth matchup.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-258)
• Underdog: Mammoth (+210)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche have won 76.5% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (26-8).
• Colorado has won all eight games when it played with moneyline odds of -258 or shorter.
• The Avalanche's implied moneyline win probability is 72.1% in this contest.
• Colorado and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 14 of 35 games this season.

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth have won six, or 40.0%, of the 15 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Utah has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +210.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Mammoth have a 32.3% chance to win.
• Utah has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 16 of 38 games this season.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado leads the NHL with 141 total goals (4.0 per game).
• Defensively, the Avalanche are the stingiest unit in league play, allowing 76 total goals (just 2.2 per game).
• Its goal differential (+65) tops the league.
• The 20 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 122 power-play chances).
• Colorado has the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.39%).
• The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Colorado has a league-leading 85% penalty-kill percentage.
• Colorado wins 50.4% of its faceoffs (15th in NHL).
• The Avalanche shoot 11.6% as a team (seventh in the league).

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah is seventh in the NHL in scoring (116 goals, 3.0 per game).
• The Mammoth have allowed 111 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 19th in the NHL.
• It has the seventh-best goal differential in the league at +5.
• The Mammoth have 17 power-play goals (26th in NHL) on 110 chances.
• Utah has the NHL's 28th-ranked power-play percentage (15.45%).
• This season, the Mammoth have three shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• At 82.57%, Utah has the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Utah is 24th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.8%).
• The Mammoth's 10.7% shooting percentage is 15th in the league.