Calgary Flames vs Utah Mammoth Betting Picks

Utah's offense is 10th in the NHL in goals scored (3.28 per game) and seventh in shooting percentage. The defense is 19th in penalty killing and 18th in save percentage (.895), on a 9-4 run OVER the total. Calgary has dropped five of six, allowing 29 goals. The defense is 14th in penalty killing and 24th in goals surrendered (3.18 per game), on a 6-4 run OVER the total. Play Utah/Calgary OVER the total. 

Calgary has won five of eight after defeating Minnesota 4-1 on Thursday. Jonathan Huberdeau ended his 14-game scoring drought, and Dustin Wolf had 26 saves for the Flames. Calgary is 9-1 in its past 10 home games against the Utah franchise, and the Mammoth have lost eight of 10 road games. Utah has lost 11 of 16 overall, and it is 0-4 in its past four games, playing with no rest. The Mammoth are 0-5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation. The Flames have won 10 of 12 at home versus teams with less than a .400 road winning percentage, and they are 17-12 overall on the puck line. Vitek Vanecek is probable for Utah, and he is 2-5-1 with a 3.10 goals-against average. Take the Flames on the puckline.

Calgary has lost three in a row, scoring a total of five goals. They were home to Vegas last night, losing 4-2, sliding their scoring average to 2.0 for the season. Utah is a defensive-first team, ranked 16th in save percentage and tied for sixth in goals given up (2.33 per game). They have a 3-2 victory over Nashville, along with a pair of losses to Colorado (2-1) and Chicago (3-1). The offense is 31st in goals scored (1.67 per game) and in shooting percentage, with all three of their games sailing UNDER the total. This is the Mammoth's home opener, and they'll have a great chance to earn two points against a beleaguered Flames team who are in a back-to-back. The value is on the total. Take Calgary/Utah UNDER. 

Calgary is 43-29-1 UNDER and the Utah Hockey Club is 38-30-6 UNDER this season. Utah did not score more than one goal in three of its past four games and the Flames have gone UNDER their past two games, including a 3-2 shootout win over Colorado on Monday night. Utah is 6-1-1 UNDER after scoring at least five goals its previous game and Calgary is 5-1 UNDER playing with no rest. The Flames are 20-5-1 UNDER against teams that scored five or more goals their previous game. Utah is 21-13-2 UNDER at home and goalie Karel Vejmelka has a 2.59 goals-against average. Calgary's Dustin Wolf is likely to start and he owns a 2.67 GAA with three shutouts this season. Take the UNDER.

Utah won the first meeting 5-1 on Oct. 30 and it will attempt to snap Calgary's three-game win streak and get something going offensively at the same time. Calgary comes off a 3-1 win over Vancouver and the Flames have lost four in a row after allowing two or fewer goals their previous game. The Flames have gone UNDER two straight and four of six and Utah has gone UNDER five of seven. Utah has won seven of nine road games and it is 5-0 UNDER its past five playing as an underdog. The Flames are 12-6 UNDER against the Western Conference. Karel Vejmelka is expected to start for Utah and he has played better than his record indicates with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage this season. Take the Utah Hockey Club to win, and play this one to stay UNDER.