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NHL
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Indoor
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 9:40 PM ET
Detroit Red Wings
3-5 · 0-1 awayLLLWW
VS
Seattle Kraken
5-4 · 1-1 at homeWWWLL

Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction & Picks · Tue 20 Oct

Our model graded 2 markets for Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken and backs Detroit Red Wings 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $143.

2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Detroit Red Wings
with a 1.5-goal head start
Detroit Red Wings 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$14.29Best price-233
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win68.5%
The price says69.0%

The model graded 2 markets for Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $143 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 20 Oct 2026, 9:40 PM ET at Climate Pledge Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Detroit Red Wings 1.5 High68% chance -233
3-Way Moneyline Members only Long-shot31% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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How they've been scoring this season
Detroit Red WingsSeattle Kraken
Won-lost3-55-4
Goals scored per game2.53.9
Goals allowed per game3.03.4
On the road / at home0-1 away1-1 at home
Last 5 gamesLLLWWWWWLL
Their games average 6.4 total goals this season.
From the 8 Detroit Red Wings and 9 Seattle Kraken games on our books this season.
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How the price moved

When prices opened: Seattle Kraken about 5 in 10 to win. Now: about 5 in 10. About where it opened.

Best price and how much the bookies keep

Who wins
TeamMarket's chanceFair priceBest price
Wingsabout 5 in 10$2.04 (+104)$1.98 (-102)
Seattle Krakenabout 5 in 10$1.96 (-104)$1.91 (-110)

On this game the bookies keep about $4.70 of every $100 bet on who wins, going by the 26 books we check.

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Detroit Red Wings
+1.5
-233
+ 1 more market
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Calibrated model vs market

Our chance vs the price, market by market
PickMarketModel lean
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Market intelligence for this game

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

Line movement

▼ moved toward Detroit Red Wings
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Best price right now

Polymarket
on Seattle Kraken
Best-price gain 🔒 Pro
Derived from a multi-book scan — we publish the direction, the best-book name and our derived value only, never a raw per-book odds board.

Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Detroit Red Wings

  • Simon Edvinsson DOut
  • J.T. Compher LWOut
  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Marco Kasper COut

Seattle Kraken

  • Brandon Montour DDay-to-day
  • Jacob Melanson RWOut
  • Ryan Lindgren DOut
  • Jake O'Brien COut
Availability updated Oct 18, 1:09PM 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 Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 8 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability8 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

1 market live
MoneylineModel leans Seattle KrakenNo line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G3.8GA/G4.0Shots/G26.4vs Wings1-4

Detroit Red Wings @ Seattle Kraken moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineDetroit Red Wings +1.5+1.5 -233
74%model cover %
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G3.0Shots/G30.0vs Kraken4-1

Model backs Detroit Red Wings +1.5 on the puck line, a 74% cover vs Seattle Kraken.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Detroit Red Wings @ Seattle Kraken — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Detroit Red Wings at Seattle Kraken — 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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Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken — recent results

Seattle Kraken have won 3 of their last 5 games; Detroit Red Wings have won 2 of their last 5.

Seattle Kraken — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–8FLAAway
L3–4TBAway
W3–2PHIAway
W5–3WSHAway
W6–3DETAway
Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W4–3SJHome
W2–1PHIHome
L4–5NJHome
L0–1MTLAway
L3–6SEAHome

Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Seattle Kraken won 1, Detroit Red Wings won 0.

DateSeattle KrakenDetroit Red WingsWinner
Oct 963Seattle Kraken

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Seattle Kraken
PlayerStatus
Brandon Montour DDAY-TO-DAY
Jacob Melanson RWOUT
Ryan Lindgren DOUT
Jake O'Brien COUT
Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Simon Edvinsson DOUT
J.T. Compher LWOUT
Mason Appleton COUT
Marco Kasper COUT

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

Detroit Red Wings @ Seattle Kraken — where the money went

Since betting opened on Detroit Red Wings at Seattle Kraken, the market has moved away from Detroit Red Wings across the main game markets.

BetWhat the money did
Spread — Detroit Red Wings -1.5▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Seattle Kraken 1.5▲ Money came for this
Moneyline — Detroit Red Wings▼ Money drifted off this
Moneyline — Seattle Kraken▲ Money came for this
Spread — Seattle Kraken -1.5▼ Money drifted off this
Spread — Detroit Red Wings 1.5▲ Money came for this
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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Wings vs Kraken, or as Kraken vs Wings. The next scheduled game is Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Climate Pledge 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.

Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Seattle Kraken 1–0 across the last meeting

Last meeting: Fri 9 Oct 2026, Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings: the Kraken won 6-3.

DateGameScoreWinner
9 Oct 2026Seattle Kraken @ Detroit Red Wings3–6Seattle Kraken

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