Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Monday 1/21/19
On Monday, January 21, there are four games scheduled in the National Hockey League. That includes the Nashville Predators traveling to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche in a series that the Predators have been dominating of late. In other action, the St. Louis Blues battle the Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild battle the Vegas Golden Knights.
Featured Game
This is a great Central Division battle. Nashville is in second in the division with 60 points (28-18-4) while Colorado is and third with 52 points (22-18-8). The Predators are 12-9-4 on the road this season and are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. The Avalanche are 10-6-5 at home this season and are 3-5-2 in their last 10.
Goaltending Matchup:
Pekka Rinne will be in goal for Nashville. Rinne is 17-12-3 this season with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. He has lost his last three starts, giving up 14 goals combined including five in each of the last two starts.
Semyon Varlamov will be in net for Colorado. Varlamov is 13-11-5 with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. The Colorado goaltender won his last start, allowing just one goal on 31 shots to the Los Angeles Kings on January 19. However, prior to that, he had lost six of his seven previous starts.
Hot Trends:
The Nashville Predators are…
1-4 in their last five games.
4-13 in their last 17 games on the road.
2-6 in their last eight games against teams with a losing record.
The Colorado Avalanche are…
1-4 in their last five games against teams with a winning record.
3-10 in their last 13 games.
9-4 in their last 13 games on a Monday.
Stat Pack:
Predators:
Goals For: 3.1
Goals Against: 2.7
Power-Play: 14.1%
Penalty Killing: 80.3%
Avalanche:
Goals For: 3.5
Goals Against: 3.2
Power-Play: 25.4%
Penalty Killing: 76.8%
Prediction
The Predators have dominated this series of late. They have won nine of the last 10 meetings in Colorado and are 16-5 in the last 21 meetings between these two teams. In addition, the road team has won the last five meetings between these two teams. Rinne is in a bit of a slump of late, and that looks to be the deciding factor. Look for the Colorado Avalanche to win.
The total has gone under in five straight meetings between these two teams, however, Colorado has gone over in seven of their last eight games and Nashville has gone over in four of their last six, equaling the total in the other two. The Avalanche have one of the best offenses in the NHL and with Rinne struggling this should be a high-scoring affair. Take the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, and take the over (6.0).
Two Games to Watch
Minnesota Wild (+155) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (-175)
Minnesota is in fifth in the Central Division with 51 points (24-21-3). They are 11-12-0 on the road this season and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Vegas is in third in the Pacific Division with 62 points (29-17-4). They are 16-4-3 at home this season and are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
Why Minnesota Wins:
Wild are 5-1 in their last six games against teams with a winning record.
Vegas is 0-4 in their last four games on a Monday.
Devan Dubnyk has allowed only one goal in his last two games.
Why Vegas Wins:
Vegas is 20-8 in their last 28 games.
Vegas is 51-21 in their last 72 games at home.
Wild are 1-4 in their last five games on a Monday.
What About the Total?
Go under 6.0, because…
Wild have gone under in four straight games against teams with a winning record.
Wild have gone under in six of their last eight.
Golden Knights have gone under in five of their last eight.
Golden Knights have gone under in four of their last six at home.
Dubnyk has allowed one goal in his last two games.
Louis Blues (+115) vs. Los Angeles Kings (-105)
St. Louis is in sixth in the Central Division with 47 points (17-24-9). They are 8-14-3 on the road this season and are 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. Los Angeles is in the last spot of the Pacific Division with 42 points (19-26-4). They are 11-13-1 at home and are 4-5-1 in their last 10.
Why St. Louis Wins:
Blues are 5-1 in their last six games on one day’s rest.
Kings are 2-5 in their last seven games against teams with a losing record.
Road team has won four of the last five meetings.
Jonathan Quick allowed five goals in his last start.
Why Los Angeles Wins:
Kings are 8-3 in their last 11 games on a Monday.
Blues are 1-5 in their last six games on the road when facing a team with a losing record at home.
Blues are 4-11 in their last 15 games against teams with a losing record.
Kings are 12-3 in their last 15 meetings in Los Angeles.
Jake Allen allowed four goals in his last contest.
What About the Total?
Go under 5.5, because…
Total has gone under in seven of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
Kings have gone under in five of their last seven at home.
Kings have gone under in nine of their last 12.
Blues have gone under in seven of their last eight.
Blues have gone under in 12 of their last 16 on the road.