Los Angeles went 7-4 down the stretch, fighting hard to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season. They played well in Game 1 as a big underdog, losing 2-1 despite winning the battle in hits (49-35) and faceoffs (35-28). The Kings have been a strong road team (20-10-11), anchored by a defense that is seventh in goals allowed (2.90 per game) and 12th in save percentage (.899). The February trade for Artemi Panarin has been a big plus for the offense and on the power play. Colorado's power play ranks 27th, going 0-for-4 in Game 1. It's a monumental task taking one from the Avs, but this price underestimates the Kings' potential. Play Los Angeles.
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Who was the public on? 92% of the public money was on Colorado Avalanche to win on the moneyline. And, 75% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Colorado would win by a score of 3.0 to 1.1 with Colorado winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 84% of the public money was on Colorado Avalanche to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Colorado would win by a score of 2.5 to 2.1 with Colorado winning on the moneyline, Los Angeles winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 85% of the public money was on Colorado Avalanche to win on the moneyline. And, 69% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 2.3 to 2.3 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 95% of the public money was on Colorado Avalanche to win on the moneyline. And, 77% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 1.7 to 1.3 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Los Angeles at Colorado
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 92% of the public money was on Colorado Avalanche to win on the moneyline. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Colorado would win by a score of 3.1 to 0.9 with Colorado winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Los Angeles at Colorado
Los Angeles went 7-4 down the stretch, fighting hard to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season. The Kings have been a strong road team (20-10-11), anchored by a defense that is seventh in goals allowed (2.90 per game) and 12th in save percentage (.899). The February trade for Artemi Panarin has been a big plus for the offense and on the power play. The Kings are on an 11-8 run UNDER the total, including 6-4 UNDER on the road. Colorado's defense is No. 1 in goals allowed (2.40 per game) and in save percentage, while the power play ranks 27th, on a 16-4-2 run UNDER the total. The visitors have more than enough to keep this close and pull a Game 1 upset in a defensive battle. Play Los Angeles + UNDER the total.
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