Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche Game 5 Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche will host the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday.

Colorado and Seattle are currently tied 2-2 as they both look to get a pivotal win in game 5. Whichever team wins this game could decide the series, and that’s what Colorado and Seattle are hoping for. The Avalanche have played great hockey throughout the season, just as the Kraken have.

Many were expecting that the Avalanche we’re going to win this series with relative ease, but that hasn’t been the case thus far. If they can’t find a way to win this series, it would be a major disappointment for the organization. They made it to the Stanley Cup Finals a season ago, and losing in the first round after that is always going to be looked at as a down year.

The sportsbooks believe that the Avalanche will win this game as they come in at -180 on the moneyline and +135 on the puck line. The over/under is currently slotted at 5.5.

The Avalanche Need to Win This Game

With the firepower that the Colorado Avalanche have shown throughout the past few seasons, it’s easy to see why people do believe that this team has a legitimate chance of winning the Stanley Cup. First, they need to find a way to get through this series. They’re still -240 favorites to get the job done, but Seattle has proven that they’re not here to just roll over and give them a comfortable series.

There’s a reason why they currently have the fourth-highest odds to win at the Stanley Cup and the highest in the Western Conference. Colorado has been the best team in hockey in the Western Conference for the past two seasons now and they need to find a way to get the job done.

They’ve played well in two of those first four games and even in the two others. They ended up losing 3-1 in game one, but outside of that, they took a tough 3-2 loss in overtime and have proven that they can compete with Seattle when it matters most. With this game being played in Colorado, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them get the job done.

Seattle Can Shock The World

The Seattle Kraken have been one of the more interesting teams in hockey all season, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them steal another game on the road. The scores of this series have been 3-1, 3-2, 6-4, and 3-2. It’s not like either team is blowing the other out, so that should stay true.

If the Kraken can continue hanging along just like they did in game 4 and game 1, there’s a good chance that they’re going to win this game as well.