Seattle Kraken vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends
The Seattle Kraken visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+, ROOT Sports NW, and MNMT.
Seattle secured a 5-2 victory on the road its last time out on January 9 against the Buffalo Sabres.
In its most recent game on January 7, Washington secured a 4-3 home victory against the Los Angeles Kings.
Before this matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey action.
- Favorite: Kraken (-116)
- Underdog: Capitals (-104)
- Over/under: 5.5
- Seattle has gone 7-6 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- The Kraken have a record of 7-4 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -116.
- The moneyline odds imply that Seattle has a 53.7% chance of winning this contest.
- Seattle has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 21 of 40 games this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Kraken have earned 80.0% of the possible points with an 8-0-2 record.
- They have scored 33 goals over that time.
- Defensively, the Kraken have given up 15 goals (1.5 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- This season the Capitals have 10 wins in the 27 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Washington is 10-16 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of -104 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this matchup implies a 51.0% chance for the Capitals to win.
- In 44.7% of Washington’s previous games this season (17/38), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- In the past 10 games, the Capitals have gone 4-4-2 (60.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.4 goals-per-game average (24 total) during that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Capitals have given up 34 goals (3.4 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
