Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Playoffs Game 5 Prediction, Odds & Picks

Game five can be the last one in the series if the Colorado Avalanche wins. Right now, they are leading the series 3-1, and if Tampa Bay can’t take this win on Friday, they will be saying goodbye to the Stanley Cup trophy. Let’s see what our betting experts think about the upcoming match and if our top picks are to your liking.  

The Colorado Avalanche is going to play the fifth game at home and they won both games they played there, so far into the series. The Lightning was lucky enough to win only one of the four games in the series, but they couldn’t beat Avalanche and tie the series in the second game they played at Amalie Arena.  

The Colorado Avalanche didn’t lose any of their games during the conference finals, and if we count their one loss as a fluke, we can safely say that Avalanche is the favorite here. See more of the NHL picks for game 5, too.  

The Avalanche vs The Lightning Game 5 Information 

Date/Time: June 24th at 8 PM ET 

TV: CBC, TVA Sports, SN, ESPN+, ABC 

Location: Ball Arena, Colorado 

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NHL Stanly Cup Finals Game 5: Analyzing the Odds 

Bookmakers are favoring the Colorado Avalanche to win the fifth game in the series. On the Moneyline Avalanche are at –170, while the Lightning is at +145. The spread however is a different story because the odds are favorable for the Colorado Avalanche with –1.5 @ +140. Tampa Bay is at +1.5 @ -165. Most bookmakers offer a total goals market over/under six goals, but you also might be able to find a totals market at the 5.5 goal line.  

Our Colorado vs Tampa Bay Top Picks 

Colorado to Win @ -170 

Avalanche will be hosting the game once again for the third time in the series. Right now, they haven’t lost a home game in the series. They only let the Lightning beat them once during the first game at Amelie Arena, but in game four they had their mojo back and won the game thanks to an overtime goal from Nazem Kadri who returned from his injury. We believe that the Colorado Avalanche has a better chance to win the game this week. 

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Over 6 Goals @ +100 

Based on previous scores, we think that there will be more than six goals scored during the game. Three of the four games in the series ended with more than six goals scored, while the other game ended with five goals scored. There were multiple players with more than one goal scored in the final series, so you can watch out for Anthony Cirelli, Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin, and Ondrej Palat.  

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Our Bonus Prop Pick: Mikko Rantanen Over 0.5 Assists @ -125 

The bonus prop pick for this game is that Mikko Rantanen will have more than 0.5 assists during the game. The odds are good considering that Mikko Rantanen assisted for one or more goals in all four games of the series. We expect him to assist in game five, as well.  

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