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Colorado Avalanche
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Detroit Red Wings

Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 2:38AM 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
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 6:00PM
5
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Colorado Avalanche Moneyline -147

The model graded 5 markets for Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $168 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 31 Jan 2026, 6:00PM at Little Caesars Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win69.1%
The price says59.5%
Best price-147
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Colorado Avalanche High69% chance -147
Spread High74% chance —
Total Goals High99% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Moneyline
Colorado Avalanche
-147
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Colorado Avalanche

No players are currently listed out or questionable for this team.

Detroit Red Wings

  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Michael Rasmussen COut
Availability updated Apr 15, 11:01PM 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 Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Mason Appleton and Michael Rasmussen.
FactorThis fixture
Availability2 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Colorado AvalancheNo line posted

Colorado Avalanche @ Detroit Red Wings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineDetroit Red Wings +1.5No line posted

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

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Colorado Avalanche @ Detroit Red Wings — what the model found

Our model graded 5 betting markets for Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings — 5 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

5
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 5 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings — recent results

Detroit Red Wings have won 1 of their last 5 games; Colorado Avalanche have won 1 of their last 5.

Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–8FLAAway
L3–4TBAway
L3–5NJHome
W6–3PHIHome
L3–4CBJHome
Colorado Avalanche — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2VGKAway
L3–5VGKAway
L1–3VGKHome
L2–4VGKHome
W4–3MINHome

Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Detroit Red Wings won 1, Colorado Avalanche won 1.

DateDetroit Red WingsColorado AvalancheWinner
Feb 320Detroit Red Wings
Jan 3105Colorado Avalanche

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Mason Appleton COUT
Michael Rasmussen COUT

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 Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Avalanche vs Wings, or as Wings vs Avalanche. The most recent game between them was Saturday 31 January 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The model has generated 5 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 · 2 meetings on record
Even at 1–1 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
3 Feb 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Colorado Avalanche0–2Detroit Red Wings
31 Jan 2026Colorado Avalanche @ Detroit Red Wings0–5Colorado Avalanche
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