LiontipsColorado vs Pittsburgh. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL
Command Analysis
Colorado stand 5th in the Western conference standings with 88 points in the asset. Team gained brilliant form, getting six victories in a row. Avalanche secured away victories over Ottawa (5:4) and Detroit (5:1), and a comfortable home victory over Chicago (5:0).
Jared Bednar's team is extremely efficient on the offense, scoring no less than four goals per game. Avalanche scored the majority of their goals in the second period.
Pittsburgh sit 9th in the Eastern conference standings with 78 points in the asset. Team is way too inconsistent in the current season. Penguins are currently on a four-game losing streak, nothing is going their way right now.
Pens lost two away games to the Rangers (2:4, 0:6) and failed to beat Ottawa (1:2) at home. Mike Sullivan's men created many goal opportunities in a game against the Senators, hitting 49 shots, but luck was not on their side that night.
Trends
Ставка Colorado: IT over 3,5 goals
Hosts scored more than three goals in 4 of 5 latest matches
Ставка 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
This bet played in four of five latest matches of Colorado
Tip and bets
In our opinion, Colorado team is much stronger than Pittsburgh. Avalanche are in a perfect form, while Pens recently suffered a defeat to Ottawa.
Our prediction - Handicap (0) on Colorado
We are expecting at least seven goals to be scored in this encounter. Colorado tend to play offensively, Pittsburgh are far from perfect on defense, so both teams will rely on attack.
Our second bet is on total over 6.5 goals
