Hurricanes vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 10

The Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will play on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The Kraken are big underdogs on the road, at +235, and the Hurricanes are -290.

Carolina secured a 5-2 home victory against the Anaheim Ducks in its last game on Jan. 8. Three Hurricanes players recorded two points each, including Jalen Chatfield (one goal and one assist) and Taylor Hall (one goal and one assist).

Seattle's last game was a home overtime loss, 3-2, to the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 8. Vince Dunn had two points (two assists) in that matchup for the Kraken.

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

Hurricanes vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 4 - Kraken 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Kraken Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Kraken game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-290)
• Underdog: Kraken (+235)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the 39 times this season the Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 26-13 in those games.
• Carolina has been a moneyline favorite of -290 or shorter twice this season, and split them 1-1.
• The Hurricanes have a 74.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 23 of 44 games this season.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have been an underdog in 37 games this season, and won 17 (45.9%).
• Seattle has played as an underdog of +235 or more one time this season and lost that game.
• The Kraken have a 29.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Seattle has played 14 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 148 total goals (3.4 per game) rank fifth in the league.
• The Hurricanes have allowed 131 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 14th in league action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (+17) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The 26 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (to rank 15th in the NHL) have come on 134 power-play chances.
• Carolina is 17th in the league with a 19.4% power-play conversion rate.
• The Hurricanes have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Carolina has the league's 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.2%).
• Carolina wins 49.9% of its faceoffs (17th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes make 10.5% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• With 116 goals (2.8 per game), Seattle has the NHL's 27th-ranked offense.
• The Kraken concede 2.8 goals per game (119 in total), the seventh-fewest in the league.
• Its -3 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
• The Kraken have 27 power-play goals (on 122 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (22.13) ranks the team 11th in the league.
• This season, the Kraken have one shorthanded goal (26th in NHL).
• At 70.69%, Seattle has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Seattle is 28th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.9%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.6%, the Kraken are 21st in the league.