Seattle Kraken vs Utah Mammoth Betting Picks

This is more than a fair price to lay backing Utah against Seattle. Not only are the Mammoth the better team, but the situation is not good for the Kraken. Seattle has had just one day off after a long six-game, 13-day road trip that concluded this past Tuesday with a 3-0 loss to the Oilers. The Kraken are 3-10 in their last 13 games, including 1-6 during their past seven games. Seattle has scored two or fewer goals in five of those seven games. Utah, which has seven more points than Seattle, has been idle for the past four days since crushing the Kings in Los Angeles, 6-2. The Mammoth have scored at least four goals in five of their last seven games and are 19-16-3 on the road this season. They have won their last three away contests, beating the Kings, Golden Knights, and Stars by a combined margin of 16-5. Take the Mammoth. 

Seattle and Utah have a short history of playing each other. But that history has been marked by high-scoring games. There have been at least six goals scored in each game. There has never been an UNDER in the series history. There has been an average of 7.4 goals scored in five games. Utah defeated the Kraken, 5-3, at home in the first meeting of the season on Dec. 12. Both teams have been scoring above their season averages lately. Seattle ranks 26th in scoring, averaging 2.7 goals. The Kraken have the seventh-best power play in the league. Seattle is averaging 3.5 goals in its last nine games. The Kraken have allowed three or more goals in five of their last six games, though. Utah ranks 17th in scoring, averaging 3.1 goals. However, the Mammoth are averaging 3.5 goals during their last eight games. Take the OVER.

The Utah Hockey Club is 35-25-5 UNDER this season, including a 3-2 win over Anaheim on Wednesday and it has allowed 2.2 goals its past eight games. Dylan Guenther scored on a power play to break a 2-all tie and Karel Vejmelka stopped 19 of 21 shots. Utah has gone UNDER four of six against the Pacific Division and four of the past six meetings have stayed UNDER. Vejmelka is expected to start tonight and he has a 2.47 goals-against average with a .909 save percentage. Seattle has lost five of eight and it has lost six of seven against Central Division opponents. Utah has won four of five versus the Western Conference. Take Utah and the UNDER.