Ball Arena plays host to the Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche tonight. BET99 has made the surging Avalanche -170 home favorites on the moneyline thanks to winning three straight games while the traveling Capitals are +145 road dogs.
My pick tonight is to back those surging Avalanche who've done nothing but win against the Capitals with a 4-1SU record in their last five meetings.
Capitals vs Avalanche Odds
Odds as of November 15 at BET99
Capitals vs Avalanche Picks
Colorado Avalanche ML (-170) at BET99
It's no coincidence that once Colorado got bodies back its season turned around, Artturi Lehkonen and Jonathan Drouin are back in the lineup, and the Avs have won three straight. Lehkonen has had a big impact scoring three goals and six points since returning from injury five games ago. OVER 0.5 points for Lehkonen is -150 at BET99.
Meanwhile, the Capitals have lost three of their last five games, cooling off from a meteoric start to the season when they went 8-2SU. Unfortunately, Washington has struggled against the Avalanche losing four of its last five, and hasn't won in Denver since 2021.
A bright spot for Washington going into this game would be the play of 2019 first-rounder Connor McMichael and his four-game point streak with three goals and five points. OVER 0.5 points for the youngster is -125 at BET99.
For tonight's game, I'm confident the almost 100% healthy Avs will get the win against a Caps side that's in my opinion, regressing to the mean of a playoff bubble team. Colorado has a significant home-ice advantage with a dominant home record of 37-15 (71%) since the 2023 season while the Caps have been poor away from home with a 21-25 (46%) record dating back to last year. Again, the Avs win tonight.
Capitals vs Avalanche Player Prop
Nathan MacKinnon O1.5 Points (-130) at BET99
Nathan MacKinnon has been a beast at home scoring 13 points in his last four home games (3.25 points per game) and, per Outlier has gone OVER 1.5 points in four of those five games.
On home ice this season, MacKinnon is scoring an average of 2.3 points per game a continuation from last year when he averaged 2.2 points. The last time Ovie was in Colorado MacKinnon scored four goals and added an assist for a cool five-point night. At -130 I'll gladly take Nathan MacKinnon to score at least two points on home ice.
Capitals vs Avalanche Betting Trends
- Colorado is 4-1SU in their last five games and 4-1SU in its last five games against the Washington Capitals. If you think the Caps buck that trend they're +145 road dogs at BET99.
- The Caps have covered the +1.5 puckline four times in their last five games in Colorado. Washington is -160 to cover the +1.5 puckline at BET99.
- Ovechkin hasn't picked up an assist in his last eight straight road games. UNDER 0.5 assists for Ovie is -200 at BET99.