Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes 1/31/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Jan. 31, 2020
TV: ATRM, FSCR
Latest Odds : CAR -145 Total 5.5
Vegas is a team that needs to find their offense again. The Golden Knights in their last game had their offense contained to 2 goals in a 3-2 loss to Boston. The Golden Knights with that loss actually maintained their position in the Pacific Division for now, but the Golden Knights have been struggling recently with 2 straight losses.
The offense for Vegas is coming into the game here scoring at a clip of 3.04 goals per game The defense for Vegas is allowing 3.04 goals a game. The power play for Vegas is converting at 22% on the year and the penalty kill is sitting at 79.5% on the year.
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Carolina has started to find their stroke and it has looked like pure genius at times for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes have won 2 straight games and is slowly starting to show improvement on the year in the standings and in their overall appearance. The downside is the Hurricanes still have a long ways to go if the Carolina team is going to catch Washington.
The offense for Carolina is not that bad scoring at a clip of 3.12 goals a game. The defense for Carolina has really improved quite a bit with 2.64 goals a game allowed. The power play for Carolina has converted at a clip of 21.3% on the year and the defense has killed off 83.5% of the power plays faced on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Vegas are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games this season.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas' last 9 games played on a Friday.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: Carolina Hurricanes -145
The Hurricanes are heading into the game here playing better defense and playing at home. The Golden Knights have started to play good, but the Golden Knights have had a lot of problems playing in the games so far and that will definitely present the Golden Knights with a problem against a strong defense. Final Score, Carolina Hurricanes win 3-1.