Kraken vs. Red Wings Pick

Detroit Red Wings (26-20-8) vs. Seattle Kraken (31-18-6)
February 18, 2023 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Kraken -160 / Detroit Red Wings +140; Over/Under: +6
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The Detroit Red Wings and the Seattle Kraken meet in college basketball action from the Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Seattle is a -160 home favorite while the Red Wings are +140 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.

Injuries

For Detroit, Lucas Raymond is out indefinitely with a lower body injury while Seattle has Chris Driedger listed as out until late February while Andre Burakovsky and Joonas Donskoi are both out indefinitely for Seattle.

Matchup History

These two teams split the first two meetings with the home team winning both after Seattle’s 4-2 win back on March 19, 2022.

Trends

Detroit is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall and 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Pacific division while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Seattle is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 0-5 in their last 5 games following a win while the under is 5-2-1 in their last 8 Saturday games.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. The goaltending on both sides has been shaky in spots, but Detroit’s offense has come alive over the course of this recent winning streak they’ve been on. Seattle does play better on the road, but they’re still a solid team to back on home ice and have more than enough in the tank offensively to help push this one over the number.