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Colorado Avalanche vs. Arizona Coyotes
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Arizona Coyotes meet at Mullett Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game's total opened at 6.
Arizona won its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Kings on December 23. Bettors who backed the Coyotes at +152 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Predators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -114 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 19-11-2 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Colorado is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Arizona:
Team record: 11-16-5 SU
Arizona is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games
Arizona is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Los Angeles Thursday, December 29
Arizona home to Toronto Thursday, December 29