Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction NHL Picks 12/7/24

The Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings meet Saturday in NHL action from the Little Caesars Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to rebound after a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes last time out. After this game, the Avalanche will keep on the road to take on the New Jersey Devils.

Avalanche Looking To Bounce Back

Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 40 points including 9 goals and a team-high 31 assists while Cale Makar has 34 points with 8 goals and 26 assists. Mikko Rantanen has 35 points with 15 goals and 20 assists while Casey Mittelstadt has 18 points with 7 goals and 11 assists. Artturi Lehkonen also has 11 points while Samuel Girard has 15 points with 13 assists as well. Alexandar Georgiev is 7-7 with a 3.54 GAA and an .867 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 1-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .929 save percentage in goal for Colorado on the year.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last eight games as road favorites.
• The Red Wings have lost each of their last four games.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in five of the last six games between the Avalanche and Red Wings.

Detroit Red Wings Recap

The Detroit Red Wings come into this game looking to bounce back after a 2-1 loss to Ottawa last time out. After this game, Detroit will head on the road and take on the Buffalo Sabres.

Red Wings Lose 4th Straight

Lucas Raymond has a team-high 27 points including 18 assists while Alex DeBrincat has 22 points with 11 goals and 11 assists. Dylan Larkin has 20 points with a team-high 12 goals while Moritz Seider has 13 points with 11 assists. Vladimir Tarasenko and Simon Edvinsson each have 12 points with a combined 17 assists between the two. Ville Husso is 0-3-2 on the year with a 3.69 GAA and .877 save percentage and Cam Talbot is 6-5-2 and has a 2.73 GAA with a .915 save percentage while Alex Lyon is 4-4 with a 2.73 GAA and a .911 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the Detroit Red Wings will win

• The Red Wings have won three of their last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have lost each of their last four Saturday games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Red Wings’ last nine games.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.

Avalanche vs. Red Wings Prediction

I’m on the Avalanche here. The Avalanche are just the better team and the Red Wings can’t get out of their own way right now. Colorado has had issues with inconsistency at times this season, but the one thing that Detroit’s done consistently as of late is lose so I’ll roll with Colorado in this one.