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NHL
Amerant Bank Arena, Florida
Indoor
Sun 4 Jan 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Colorado Avalanche
VS
Florida Panthers

Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 2 markets for Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers and backs Colorado Avalanche hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $170.

2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Colorado Avalanche
to win
Colorado Avalanche Moneyline
You bet$10 If it wins$16.99Best price-143
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win69.1%
The price says58.8%

The model graded 2 markets for Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $170 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sun 4 Jan 2026, 5:00 PM ET at Amerant Bank Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Colorado Avalanche High69% chance -143
Spread Members only High73% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers last met on Sun 4 Jan 2026: Florida Panthers won 2-1. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Moneyline
Colorado Avalanche
-143
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Calibrated model vs market

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PickMarketModel lean
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Colorado Avalanche

  • Nicolas Roy CDay-to-day
  • Zachary L'Heureux LWOut

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom GOut
  • Brad Marchand LWOut
  • Aleksander Barkov COut
  • Jonah Gadjovich LWOut
Availability updated Oct 26, 1:11PM 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 Florida Panthers: 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 Colorado AvalancheNo line posted

Colorado Avalanche @ Florida Panthers moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineFlorida Panthers +1.5No line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G3.0GA/G3.2Shots/G30.8vs Avalanche2-3

Colorado Avalanche @ Florida Panthers puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Colorado Avalanche @ Florida Panthers — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
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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Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers — recent results

Florida Panthers have won 3 of their last 5 games; Colorado Avalanche have won 2 of their last 5.

Florida Panthers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W3–2CHIAway
L0–4PITAway
L1–5OTTAway
W8–3SEAHome
W3–2VANHome
Colorado Avalanche — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–6NSHAway
W6–3TBHome
L3–4NJAway
L2–3PHIAway
W5–2PITHome

Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Florida Panthers won 1, Colorado Avalanche won 0.

DateFlorida PanthersColorado AvalancheWinner
Jan 421Florida Panthers

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Florida Panthers
PlayerStatus
Jacob Markstrom GOUT
Brad Marchand LWOUT
Aleksander Barkov COUT
Jonah Gadjovich LWOUT
Colorado Avalanche
PlayerStatus
Nicolas Roy CDAY-TO-DAY
Zachary L'Heureux LWOUT

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 Florida Panthers in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Avalanche vs Panthers, or as Panthers vs Avalanche. The most recent game between them was Sunday 4 January 2026 at Amerant Bank 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.

Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Florida Panthers 1–0 across the last meeting

Last meeting: Sun 4 Jan 2026, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers: the Panthers won 2-1.

DateGameScoreWinner
4 Jan 2026Colorado Avalanche @ Florida Panthers2–1Florida Panthers

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