Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche odds, picks and predictions

The Winnipeg Airplanes Go to (49-24-6). Colorado Avalanche (49-24-6) on Saturday at Ball Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 PM ET (ESPN+). Below we break down the lines around the BetMGM Sportsbook line Jets are anti-avalanche coefficientsand make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season Series: Jets lead 2-0

The Jets have won their first 2 meetings this season, including a 4-2 win in Denver as normal underdogs (+125) as most stores have won a total of (6). Winnipeg has won 5 of the last 7 in this series while the Over-Under is 2-2-3 in the last 7 battles.

The Avalanche and Jets are tied for No. 2 with 104 points, so home-ice advantage is at stake in a first-round playoff matchup. Colorado snapped a 2-4-1 skid in their previous 7 meetings with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild last time out.

Over is a perfect 4-0 in their last 4 games, with the Avalanche averaging 4.0 goals per game (GPG) while allowing 4.3 GPG over the span.

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• Moneyline (ML): Jets +130 ($100 bet to win $130) | Avalanche -155 ($155 bet to win $100)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Streams +1.5 (-185) | Avalanche -1.5 (+150)
• Over/under: 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)

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Connor Hellebuyck (35-19-4, 2.42 GAA, .920 SV%, 4 SO) vs. Alexander Georgiev (38-17-4, 2.95 GAA, .899 SV%, 2 SO)

Hellebuyck was confirmed to start on Saturday. He stopped 45 of 48 shots he faced in Tuesday's 4-3 OT win against the Predators in Nashville in his last outing. He is 3-0, 1.74 GAA and .935 SV% in 3 April starts.

Hellebuyck has beaten the Avalanche twice in 2 tries. He made 30 saves on 32 shots in a 6-2 win against Colorado on Dec. 16 at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, and he turned away 32 of 34 shots he faced in his lone previous appearance in Denver.

Georgiev scored 2 goals on 22 shots last Tuesday in a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. He allowed 4 or more goals in 3 starts, including 6 in each of his first 2 starts in April.

Georgiev had 3 goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 home loss against the Jets on Dec. 7, his only shutout against Winnipeg this season.

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Selection and Prediction of Jets in Avalanche

Forecast

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Money line

The AGAINST (-155) A strong performance at home in this important matchup in the Central Division as well as the Western Conference.

Colorado hasn't been at its best in April, winning just twice in 5 tries, and both of those wins came against the Minnesota Wild. However, the Avs are still 30-8-1 in 39 home games, one of only 3 teams in the Western Conference yet to lose by double digits.

Puck Line/Spread vs

Jets +1.5 (-185) will cost you about 2x your potential return if you want a little insurance and can't play Winnipeg straight up.

Avalanche -1.5 (+150) is also not recommended to play. While Colorado is on home ice, and that's fine, it has lost its previous two meetings this season and can't be relied upon to close the puck line.

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Over/under

Above 6.5 (+100) Probably the best game on the board in this matchup in the Central Division.

The Over has hit 4 straight for the Flyers and has cashed in at a 3-1-1 clip in his previous 5 outings for the Avalanche. We had a combined 8 goals in the most recent meeting between these Warriors in Winnipeg on December 16th, and over 5-2-3 in the last 10 in the previous series.

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