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Calgary Flames
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Detroit Red Wings

Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 8:49AM UTC

We checked every price on this game against our own numbers. The green ones are the bets worth more than they should be.

NHL
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Indoor
Mon 16 Mar 2026, 11:00PM
3
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Calgary Flames 1.5 Spread -172

The model graded 3 markets for Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $158 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Mon 16 Mar 2026, 11:00PM at Little Caesars Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win77.9%
The price says63.3%
Best price-172
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Calgary Flames 1.5 High78% chance -172
Total Goals High99% chance
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Calgary Flames
+1.5
+ 2 more markets
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Calgary Flames

  • Kevin Bahl DOut
  • Connor Zary COut
  • Yan Kuznetsov DOut
  • Henry Mews DOut

Detroit Red Wings

  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Michael Rasmussen COut
Availability updated Apr 16, 10:41PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 6 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability6 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Detroit Red WingsNo line posted

Calgary Flames @ Detroit Red Wings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineCalgary Flames +1.5No line posted

Calgary Flames @ Detroit Red Wings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Calgary Flames @ Detroit Red Wings total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Calgary Flames @ Detroit Red Wings — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

3
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings — recent results

Detroit Red Wings have won 1 of their last 5 games; Calgary Flames have won 2 of their last 5.

Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–8FLAAway
L3–4TBAway
L3–5NJHome
W6–3PHIHome
L3–4CBJHome
Calgary Flames — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W3–1LAHome
L1–3COLHome
W4–1UTAHome
L1–4SEAAway
L1–3COLAway

Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Detroit Red Wings won 1, Calgary Flames won 0.

DateDetroit Red WingsCalgary FlamesWinner
Mar 1652Detroit Red Wings

Who’s out or in doubt

6 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Mason Appleton COUT
Michael Rasmussen COUT
Calgary Flames
PlayerStatus
Kevin Bahl DOUT
Connor Zary COUT
Yan Kuznetsov DOUT
Henry Mews DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Calgary Flames vs Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Flames vs Wings, or as Wings vs Flames. The most recent game between them was Monday 16 March 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Detroit Red Wings 1–0 across the last meeting
DateGameScoreWinner
16 Mar 2026Calgary Flames @ Detroit Red Wings5–2Detroit Red Wings
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