Colorado Avalanche vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction NHL Picks 12/27/24

The Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Hockey Club meet Friday in NHL action from the Delta Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Utah Hockey Club prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to build on their 5-2 win over Seattle last time out. After this game, Colorado will take on the Jets and Sabres.

Avalanche Win Third Straight

Nathan MacKinnon has a team-high 57 points including 14 goals and a team-high 43 assists while Cale Makar has 45 points with 11 goals and 34 assists. Mikko Rantanen has 52 points with 19 goals and 33 assists while Casey Mittelstadt has 23 points with 7 goals and 16 assists. Artturi Lehkonen also has 16 points with 10 goals while Samuel Girard has 16 points with 14 assists as well. Alexandar Georgiev is 8-7 with a 3.38 GAA and an .874 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 4-2 with a 1.93 GAA and a .932 save percentage in goal for Colorado on the year.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The road team has won 12 of Utah’s last 13 games.
• Utah has lost seven of its last eight games at Delta Center.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in four of the Avalanche’s last five games.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in three of its last four home games against Western Conference opponents.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to Dallas last time out. After this game, Utah will take on the Seattle Kraken.

Utah Loses Back-To-Back Games

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 36 points including 13 goals and a team-high 23 assists while Dylan Guenther has 32 points with a team-high 16 goals. Logan Cooley has 30 points with 8 goals and 22 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 22 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 26 points with 18 assists while Michael Kesselring has 15 points with 4 goals and 11 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 8-8-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .917 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• Utah has won four of its last five games as an underdog.
• The Avalanche have lost eight of their last 12 games as road favorites following a home win.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in each of Utah’s last 14 games.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games against opponents on a losing streak.

Avalanche vs. Utah HC Prediction

I’m on Colorado here. The Avalanche have started to find their form again after a bit of an inconsistent start to the year, and while Utah will have their chances to provide value and will come through on a lot of those chances, I just don’t think that this is their spot necessarily. Utah’s been a much better team on the road this season, and I think the Avs get the job done in Utah here. Give me Colorado.