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Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

Our pick: Colorado Avalanche to win at 1.54, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Colorado Avalanche

vs

Ball Arena (Denver)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Result

Won

Colorado Avalanche 5 · Pittsburgh Penguins 2

Colorado Avalanche won

How our call settled

Our pick, Colorado Avalanche to win at locked odds 1.54, won. It was published with 64% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Colorado Avalanche to win had shortened from 1.54 to 1.496, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Colorado Avalanche take on Pittsburgh Penguins on 17 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Colorado Avalanche the favourite at 1.54, which is 61.7% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Pittsburgh Penguins at 2.48 (38.3%).

There is no head-to-head record between Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Colorado Avalanche won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 completed matches. In our results records, Pittsburgh Penguins won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 completed matches.

The call is Colorado Avalanche to win, overtime and shootout included, at 64% confidence: the market's margin-free 61.7% for Colorado Avalanche, moved up 2.7 points by recent results; the move is limited to 8 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Colorado Avalanche 1.54 Our pick
2 · Pittsburgh Penguins 12.50

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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