Kings vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 16

The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Ducks are underdogs on the road, at +124, and the Kings are -148.

Los Angeles' last game was a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 14. Kevin Fiala led the Kings with two points (one goal and one assist).

Anaheim won its most recent game 3-1 at home over the Dallas Stars on Jan. 13. Six Ducks players had one point each in that outing, including Mikael Granlund (one assist) and Radko Gudas (one assist).

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we predict to secure the win in Friday's hockey contest.

Kings vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 4 - Ducks 3
• Pick OU: Under 7.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.03 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Ducks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kings-Ducks game.

• Favorite: Kings (-148)
• Underdog: Ducks (+124)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have been victorious in 12 of their 30 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (40.0%).
• Los Angeles is 6-11 (victorious in only 35.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Kings have a 59.7% chance to win.
• In five of 46 matches this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined for more than 7.5 goals.

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have been an underdog in 34 games this season, and won 16 (47.1%).
• Anaheim has gone 6-7, a 46.2% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +124 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Ducks have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Anaheim and its opponent have combined to score over 7.5 goals in 13 of 46 games this season.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 119 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• The Kings have allowed 126 total goals (2.7 per game), the fourth-fewest in league action.
• Its goal differential (-7) ranks 20th in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (to rank 26th in the NHL) have come on 136 power-play chances.
• Los Angeles ranks 27th in the league with a 16.18% power-play conversion rate.
• The seven shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season are an NHL high.
• Los Angeles has the league's 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.47%).
• Los Angeles wins 49.5% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Kings shoot 9.2% as a team (30th in the league).

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim has 149 goals this season (3.2 per game), 12th in the league.
• The Ducks have allowed 169 total goals this season (3.7 per game), 31st in the league.
• it has the 27th-ranked goal differential in the league at -20.
• The Ducks have 24 power-play goals (on 143 chances), 22nd in the NHL.
• Anaheim has the NHL's 26th-ranked power-play percentage (16.78%).
• The Ducks have six shorthanded goals (third in league).
• At 77.63%, Anaheim has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 46.7%, Anaheim has the league's 29th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.6%, the Ducks are 21st in the league.