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Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Indoor
Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Vegas Golden Knights
10-7 · 4-4 awayLWLLW
VS
Detroit Red Wings
7-9 · 4-5 at homeWWLWL
Our model's predicted score: Detroit Red Wings 3.2 – Vegas Golden Knights 2.9

Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks · Thu 5 Nov

Our model graded 2 markets for Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings and backs Detroit Red Wings hardest, a long shot, and $100 on it returns about $270.

2
Game markets graded
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Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings 3-Way Moneyline
You bet$10 If it wins$27.00Best price+170
Our confidenceLong-shot
Chance to win34.7%
The price says37.0%

The model graded 2 markets for Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — a long shot. A $100 bet returns about $270 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
3-Way Moneyline Detroit Red Wings Long-shot35% chance +170
Total Goals Members only Lean43% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Predicted score: Detroit Red Wings 3.2 – Vegas Golden Knights 2.9. Kick-off Thu 5 Nov, 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena. Best bet: Detroit Red Wings at +170.
How they've been scoring this season
Vegas Golden KnightsDetroit Red Wings
Won-lost10-77-9
Goals scored per game3.43.0
Goals allowed per game2.93.1
On the road / at home4-4 away4-5 at home
Last 5 gamesLWLLWWWLWL
Their games average 6.2 total goals this season.
From the 17 Vegas Golden Knights and 16 Detroit Red Wings games on our books this season.
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How the price moved

When prices opened: Knights about 6 in 10 to win. Now: about 6 in 10. About where it opened.

Best price and how much the bookies keep

Who wins
TeamMarket's chanceFair priceBest price
Knightsabout 6 in 10$1.78 (-128)$1.72 (-139)
Wingsabout 4 in 10$2.28 (+128)$2.20 (+120)

On this game the bookies keep about $4.30 of every $100 bet on who wins, going by the 25 books we check.

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What matters in this game

Rest, form and schedule
  • In their 5 games up to Tuesday 3 November, Vegas Golden Knights scored 2.4 goals a game, down from 3.4 across the season.
  • On Tuesday, Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on the road. On Tuesday, Detroit Red Wings lost 4-2 on the road to Tampa Bay Lightning.
  • In the first 133 NHL games this season, home teams won 76, close to 6 in 10. See the study

From this season's final scores.

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
3-Way Moneyline
Detroit Red Wings
+170
+ 1 more market
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Market intelligence for this game

Line move · best book · closing line
The market drifted away from Over on this game.

Line movement

▼ moved toward Over
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Best price right now

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon DOut

Detroit Red Wings

  • Albert Johansson DOut
  • John Gibson GDay-to-day
  • Dylan Larkin COut
  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Marco Kasper COut
  • Simon Edvinsson DOut
Availability updated Nov 4, 10:16PM 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 Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 7 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability7 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

1 market live
MoneylineModel leans Detroit Red WingsNo line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G3.6GA/G3.2Shots/G27.2vs Knights1-4

Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineDetroit Red Wings +1.5No line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G3.6GA/G3.2Shots/G27.2vs Knights1-4

Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalU 5.5 +114
50%model under %

Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings U 5.5 goals — model 50% under.

Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings — recent results

Detroit Red Wings have won 3 of their last 5 games; Vegas Golden Knights have won 2 of their last 5.

Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–4TBAway
W5–3FLAAway
L4–5STLHome
W4–1CHIHome
W4–3EDMAway
Vegas Golden Knights — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W3–2PITAway
L2–3BOSAway
L2–5NJHome
W4–1OTTHome
L1–2CBJAway

Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Detroit Red Wings won 0, Vegas Golden Knights won 1.

DateDetroit Red WingsVegas Golden KnightsWinner
Mar 534Vegas Golden Knights

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Albert Johansson DOUT
John Gibson GDAY-TO-DAY
Dylan Larkin COUT
Mason Appleton COUT
Marco Kasper COUT
Simon Edvinsson DOUT
Vegas Golden Knights
PlayerStatus
Parker Wotherspoon DOUT

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

Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings — where the money went

Since betting opened on Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings, the market has moved away from Over across the main game markets.

BetWhat the money did
Total Points — Over 6.5▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Detroit Red Wings -1.5▼ Money drifted off this
Total Points — Under 6.5▲ Money came for this
Total Points — Over 6▼ Money drifted off this
Total Points — Under 6▲ Money came for this
Moneyline — Detroit Red Wings▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Vegas Golden Knights 1.5▲ Money came for this
Total Points — Under 5.5▲ Money came for this
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Built from a multi-book scan — we publish the direction the market moved, never a raw per-book odds board.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Knights vs Wings, or as Wings vs Knights. The next scheduled game is Thursday 5 November 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings: game facts

When it starts and how they have been going

Vegas Golden Knights play Detroit Red Wings on Thursday 5 November 2026. It starts at 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. It is an NHL game.

Where they last met

  • 4 Mar 2026Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on the road

Vegas Golden Knights: last 5 results

  1. 3 Nov 2026Wonat Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
  2. 2 Nov 2026Lostat Boston Bruins 2-3
  3. 30 Oct 2026Lostvs New Jersey Devils 2-5
  4. 27 Oct 2026Wonvs Ottawa Senators 4-1
  5. 24 Oct 2026Lostat Columbus Blue Jackets 1-2

Detroit Red Wings: last 5 results

  1. 3 Nov 2026Lostat Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4
  2. 2 Nov 2026Wonat Florida Panthers 5-3
  3. 31 Oct 2026Lostvs St. Louis Blues 4-5
  4. 29 Oct 2026Wonvs Chicago Blackhawks 4-1
  5. 26 Oct 2026Wonat Edmonton Oilers 4-3

Quick answers

When is Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings? Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings is on Thursday 5 November 2026. It starts at 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Who won the last Detroit Red Wings vs Vegas Golden Knights game? Vegas Golden Knights won their last meeting 4-3 on 4 March 2026.

Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings being played? It is being played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

From the final scores we hold. Newest game first.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Vegas Golden Knights 1–0 across the last meeting

Last meeting: Thu 5 Mar 2026, Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings: the Golden Knights won 4-3.

DateGameScoreWinner
5 Mar 2026Vegas Golden Knights @ Detroit Red Wings3–4Vegas Golden Knights

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