NHL Hockey Betting: Red Wings Favored in Odds vs Flames

The Detroit Red Wings and the Calgary Flames will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday night at 9:30pm EST when they battle at Pengrowth Saddledome in a game that can be seen on FOX DET. NHL hockey betting at online sportsbooks have the Red Wings listed as 115-moneyline favorites in NHL odds against the Flames while the game's total is sitting at 5 OVER -140. Brian Rafalski scored 31 second into overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.

The Red Wings won the game as -180 NHL hockey betting favorites and the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under of 5.5 at sportsbooks. Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Eaves scored in regulation for the Red Wings while Jimmy Howard stopped 24 shots to help Detroit win their second straight game in move into eighth place in the Western Conference standings. "It was a huge win," said Howard after the game. "We owe Calgary after they embarrassed us in our own barn in the third period," Howard said. "We'll be ready." Heading into tonight's match-up, the Red Wings are 33-23-12 straight up on the season in NHL hockey betting, 7-3 after playing the Sabres and 4-6 when playing on Monday.

The Flames lost to the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 as a +140 NHL hockey betting underdog on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 5.5 at online sportsbooks. Robyn Regehr scored the Flames only goal and Miikka Kiprusoff allowed three goals on 20 shots. The Canucks netted three goals in the first period and never looked back allowing Regehr to spoil the shutout with a goal in the third. "I really don't have words to explain it," Calgary coach Brent Sutter said after the game. "I was shocked to see us play that way in the first period. It tells you exactly what preparation is and they get woken up and play better the last two periods."

Heading into tonight's match-up, Calgary is 34-25-9 on the season as NHL betting favorites, 6-4 after playing Vancouver and 1-9 when playing on Monday. The Flames are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games when playing Detroit and 4-1 straight up in NHL odds for their last 5 games while the Red Wings are also 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games. The NHL hockey betting total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing against Detroit and OVER in 4 of the Red Wings last 6 games on the road. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Detroit Red Wings -115 favorites against the Calgary Flames -115 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -140.