LiontipsColorado vs San Jose. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (May 1, 2021).
Command Analysis
Colorado are in the second position in the standings and have 66 points in the asset. The team is now not in the best form and for the first time this season, they lost three games in a row. Away the Avalanche lost twice to St. Louis (3:5 and 1:4), and in the previous match, the team was defeated by Vegas with a score of 2:5.
Perhaps this unsuccessful streak can be blamed on multiple injuries that the squad now has. But still, the key players aren't out, which means that the problem lies not only in the injuries. Anyway, Jared Bednar's team earned enough points to not worry about making it to the playoffs.
San Jose are not doing well this season. They are now in sixth place in the Western Division with a total of 45 points. The Sharks have recently had a long streak of eight defeats, which they managed to break only in the games against Arizona at home.
The Sharks defeated the Coyotes with scores of 6:4 and 4:2, showing their best performance in recent years. But away Bob Boughner's charges often play poorly and have won in regulation time in only six matches out of 26, conceding on average more than three goals per game.
Trends
Ставка1st period: total over 1.5
In four H2H games out of seven, more than one goal was scored in the first period.
Ставка1st period: Colorado to score
In four out of five games, Colorado scored in the first period.
Tip and bets
We think Colorado will be able to win the upcoming fight. The Avalanche look much stronger this season than San Jose and almost never lose to outsiders at home. The Sharks have recently emerged from a series of defeats, and in past games, they often yielded to the Avalanche in high-scoring games.
Our prediction is Colorado to win with an Asian handicap (-1.5).
Both Colorado and San Jose played very efficiently in recent matches. The Avalanche score a lot, and the Sharks usually concede many goals away. Based on this, we propose to bet on total over.
Second wager - total over 5.5 goals.
