Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on March 18. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Detroit is close to completing its most difficult and protracted rebuilding period. The Red Wings have been the league's hopeless underdogs the past few years, but in the current regular season, they have long contended for even a playoff spot. They had a powerful February, but during that stretch, they left too much energy and emotion behind and thus suffered a severe slump in the latter part of the month. The team suffered eight losses in the next ten meetings, beating only Chicago and Boston 4:3 and 5:3, respectively, dropping to 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Colorado has been performing with the opposite dynamic in the current regular season. The reigning Stanley Cup Winner had a bad debut of the season, but this should not be surprising; after all, the team from Denver had a short offseason, there were personnel losses, and injuries of leading players constantly prevented from showing the best hockey. Gradually, the team began to find themselves, and they even began producing winning streaks. The Avalanche beat Arizona 3:2, Montreal 8:4, and Toronto 2:1, and the day before, they beat Ottawa 5:4, climbing to fifth place in the Western Conference standings.

Detroit and Colorado approach the encounter in a completely different form. The regular season for the Red Wings has been perfect for a long time, but now they are in a slump, as in the last ten games, they allowed eight losses. Conversely, the Avalanche are already comfortably in the top eight after a rough start to the season. Moreover, they have beaten the Red and White without fail in the last nine consecutive head-to-head encounters, so we should probably bet on a Colorado win.

Not only has Colorado been beating Detroit consistently lately, but they have also been great offensively in their head-to-head encounters. In their previous five head-to-head meetings, the Avalanche have scored 26 times (5.20 average per game) against the Red Wings. And now, considering the difference in the opponents' current form, we may expect the Denver players to be productive on offense, plus they don't have an overcrowded infirmary. With this in mind, we would say that Colorado's individual total is better than 3.5 pucks, and separately, we should bet on a total over 6.5.