Avalanche vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 7

The Colorado Avalanche (9-6-2) host the Detroit Red Wings (7-7-3) on Saturday, Nov. 7, with both teams coming off a defeat in their last game. The Red Wings are big underdogs on the road, at +185, and the Avalanche are -225.

Colorado fell in a 3-2 overtime defeat at home its last time out on Nov. 5 against the Nashville Predators. The Avalanche got one point apiece out of six skaters, including Logan O'Connor (one assist) and Noah Juulsen (one assist).

Detroit lost 2-1 at home against the Vegas Golden Knights in its most recent game on Nov. 5. Three Red Wings players recorded one point each in that outing, including Anton Johansson (one goal) and Carter Mazur (one assist).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Saturday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Avalanche 3 - Red Wings 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Avalanche-Red Wings game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-225)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+185)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche have been victorious in eight of their 15 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (53.3%).
• Colorado is 4-2 (victorious in 66.7% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -225 or shorter.
• The Avalanche's implied moneyline win probability is 69.2% in this game.
• Colorado and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 12 of 17 games this season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have won two of the six games in which they've been an underdog.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +185 or more once this season and lost.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 35.1% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
• Detroit has played nine games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado's 68 total goals (four per game) make it the third-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up 55 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in league action.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +13.
• The 11 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (on 55 power-play chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• Colorado has the league's 18th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20%).
• Colorado's 76.92% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
• Colorado wins 48.5% of its faceoffs (24th in NHL).
• The Avalanche shoot 13.1% as a team (sixth in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• With 47 goals (2.8 per game), Detroit has the league's 23rd-ranked offense.
• The Red Wings have given up 50 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 13th in the NHL.
• Its -3 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
• The Red Wings have 13 power-play goals (11th in NHL) on 57 chances.
• Detroit scores on 22.81% of its power plays, No. 11 in the league.
• The 71.7% penalty-kill percentage of Detroit is 25th in the NHL.
• Detroit wins 49.9% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, the Red Wings are 27th in the league.