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Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers
The Colorado Avalanche and the Edmonton Oilers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rogers Place.
Oddsmakers opened the Oilers as -148-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Edmonton lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Sharks on November 12. Bettors who backed the Sharks at -129 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Avalanche were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Jets. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at +102 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 11-5-2 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton:
Team record: 12-6-2 SU
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Colorado at Vancouver Saturday, November 16
Edmonton home to Dallas Saturday, November 16