Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks odds, picks and prediction
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Golden Knights at Canucks odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Canucks 5, Golden Knights 4
Money line
It's a little surprising to see Vegas as short dogs here on the road. That just highlights the urgency that Vancouver has on winning this game to stay in the playoff hunt.
Canucks C Bo Horvat left Wednesday's game with a non-COVID illness, and he's questionable to suit up Sunday.
The Canucks have to win both of these games vs. the Knights to have a shot at the playoffs. The home team has won each of the last three in this series.
Vancouver defends home ice today. Take the CANUCKS (-117).
Against the spread
There's no value on the puck line, even though Vancouver is 40-29 ATS for the season.
The only scenario I would take a chance is on the alternate spread of Canucks -1.5 (+210). Vancouver has just 3 wins in the last 10, but all of them have been by more than one goal.
I just can't recommend taking an aggressive puck line on a team with such recent futility. Caveat emptor - or PASS. Your choice.
Over/Under
The Over is 7-1 for Vegas in the last 8 instances with a day of rest. Similarly, it's 4-0 in Vancouver's last 4 instances of 3 days' rest or more.
This will have to be a fast-paced shootout for Vancouver to keep the Golden Knights' offensive inferno contained. LEAN OVER 5.5 (-130).
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