Avalanche vs. Utah Prediction: Colorado Predicted to Win Friday's NHL Matchup [12/27/2024]

The Utah Hockey Club will take on the Colorado Avalanche, in what is expected to be a close NHL game, at Delta Center on Friday, beginning at 9:30PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Avalanche as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Colorado-Utah game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Avalanche's chance of winning is 54%, while Utah's is 46%."

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Avalanche vs. Utah predictions page.

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Avs vs. Utah Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's action between Utah and Avalanche at Delta Center is scheduled to begin at 9:30PM ET.

• Who: Colorado Avalanche vs. Utah Hockey Club
• Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
• Time: 9:30PM ET/6:30PM PT
• Venue: Delta Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Avalanche vs. Utah matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Avalanche vs. Utah Hockey Club Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NHL game between the Avalanche and Utah 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Colorado a 54% chance of beating the Utah.

According to our model, Utah (+1.5) has a 67% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6.5-goal over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Avalanche vs. Utah Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Avalanche	Utah
Puck Line	-1.5 (+175)	+1.5 (-205)
Moneyline	-140	+120
Total	o6.5 (-104)	u6.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Avalanche vs. Utah Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Avalanche vs. Utah matchup is on the puck line.

Our expert predictions, matched against the best odds, reveal the best NHL picks for every game throughout the season.

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Avalanche vs. Utah Player Props

Who will score an anytime goal in Avalanche vs. Utah?

According to our model, Colorado's Mikko Rantanen is most likely to score the first goal in Avalanche vs. Utah.

Our projections give Rantanen an 8.8% chance of scoring the first goal at Delta Center, while the Avalanche star is a 41.9% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Colorado Avalanche

Player	First Goal Probability
Mikko Rantanen	8.8%
Nathan MacKinnon	7.1%
Valeri Nichushkin	7.1%

Utah Hockey Club

Player	First Goal Probability
Clayton Keller	6.6%
Dylan Guenther	4.9%
Nick Schmaltz	4.5%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Colorado Avalanche

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Mikko Rantanen	41.9%
Nathan MacKinnon	37.8%
Valeri Nichushkin	34.7%

Utah Hockey Club

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Dylan Guenther	30.3%
Clayton Keller	30.3%
Logan Cooley	25.1%

Conclusion

We predict Colorado, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat Utah on Friday.

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