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Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets
The Colorado Avalanche and the Winnipeg Jets will meet on the ice at Canada Life Centre on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Jets, while the game's total opened at 6.
Winnipeg won its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Kings on December 13. Bettors who backed the Jets at +164 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Avalanche were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -187 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 18-9-2 SU
Colorado is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Winnipeg:
Team record: 17-9-2 SU
Winnipeg is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games
Next up:
Colorado home to San Jose Sunday, December 17
Winnipeg home to Montreal Monday, December 18