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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Colorado Avalanche

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Pepsi Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game's total opened at 6.

Colorado won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Blackhawks on December 18. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at -145 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

The Hurricanes were a 6-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Jets. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.

Carolina:
Team record: 21-11-2 SU
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 12 games

Colorado:
Team record: 22-9-3 SU
Colorado is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Colorado is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games

Next up:
Carolina home to Florida Saturday, December 21
Colorado home to Chicago Saturday, December 21