NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

An appealing NHL betting opportunity is coming up soon between the Colorado Avalanche (16-13-0) and Pittsburgh Penguins (12-13-4) on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 PM ET at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NHL betting odds have the Avalanche favored with a moneyline at -165.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Avalanche have won two straight games entering this matchup and have won three of their four most recent road games. Their most recent success was a 4-0 shutout over the New Jersey Devils.

Goalie Scott Wedgewood had 25 saves and this made his seventh career shutout. The Avalanche got off to a strong start with two goals in the first period by Ross Colton and Logan O’Connor, which then was followed by Artturi Lehkonen in the second period with a goal of his own.

They had a great ratio between shots taken and scored, at 24 and four respectively. They allowed the Devils to fire off 25, which is a solid number to hold them to.

The Avalanche are putting up 3.24 goals and taking 29.3 shots per game. On defense, they are allowing their opponents to power 26.4 shots at the goal and make 3.55 goals a game. This is a slightly negative correlation, but it should not hurt them that bad.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview

The Penguins are coming off of a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. This put them back on the winning track after losing the previous game, which was a 4-2 performance against the New York Rangers.

The game was tied at two goals apiece heading into the third period. Michael Bunting had a critical power play goal that gave them the lead in the third period, which set up more scoring opportunities for the Penguins to go up for good.

They accumulated 19 shots and allowed the Maple Leafs to have 17. For their 19 shot attempts and five goals to go in, this was an impressive ratio. However, they have had some issues defending against good offensive teams, so this should be interesting to see how they stack against the Avalanche.

The Penguins are piling up 2.86 goals a game and taking 29.7 shots per game to make it happen. On defense they have allowed 3.72 goals and 32.5 shots a game from their opponents, which does not bode well in slowing down good offensive teams.

Odds, Series Trends, and Free Pick

The latest NHL betting odds has been offered by MyBookie in the Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins battle. These odds reveal the Avalanche as favorites, especially with recent momentum on their side.

The Avalanche are 9-6-0 on the road while the Penguins are 8-6-2 at home. Despite the success here, the Penguins have a strong negative ratio for their goals scored and allowed, making it difficult to see which version shows up to play.

Final Pick: Colorado Avalanche -165