Colorado Avalanche @ San Jose Sharks 4/26/19 - NHL Hockey O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks
NHL: 10:05 PM ET
Apr. 26, 2019
TV: NBC Sports Network
Latest Odds : San Jose -130 O/U 6.0
The Colorado Avalanche enter this series on a 4-game winning streak. After losing the opening game of their round one series versus the Calgary Flames, the Colorado Avalanche won 4 straight games and averaged 4.3 goals per game in doing so.
The San Jose Sharks enter this season on a 3-game winning streak. After wining the opening game of their round series versus the Vegas Golden Knights, the San Jose Sharks lost 3 straight before responding by winning each of the final 3 games. The San Jose averaged 4 goals per game during the 3-game winning streak.
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With both teams wrapping up their round one series streaking and scoring plenty of goals, there is great value with the total in this match-up. A very high-scoring series is likely as each of the last 4 regular season meetings between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks have totaled 6 or more goals.
The San Jose Sharks series with the Vegas Golden Knights saw 16 power play goals scored in the 7 games. The Colorado Avalanche series with the Calgary Flames saw 10 power plays scored in the 5 games. You can see why it can be expected that special teams will contribute well to the scoring totals throughout this series.
Recent Betting Trends:
Colorado is 0-7 this season when playing with 3 or more days rest
Avalanche O/U is 2-7 this season after a 3-game winning streak
Colorado is 13-21 this season in a road game where where the total is 6 or more
San Jose is 12-6 this season after a 3-game winning streak
Sharks O/U is 25-15 after a 3-game winning streak
San Jose is 86-53 in a home game where the total is 6 or more
Free Betting Pick: OVER 6 in San Jose
With consideration to all of the above factors, goals are likely to be plentiful in this one and the best bet (value) is to take the OVER based on a projected final score of San Jose Sharks 4, Colorado Avalanche 3