The Vegas Golden Knights (10-4-6) and Anaheim Ducks (13-7-1) meet Saturday. Puck drop from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Golden Knights vs. Ducks and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Ducks lead 1-0

These teams met 2 weeks ago in Las Vegas with the Ducks claiming a 4-3 victory in overtime as heavy underdogs (+191) as the Over (6.5) cashed. C Leo Carlsson scored 2 goals with an assist and plus-2 rating, while D Jacob Trouba delivered the game-winning goal 4:28 into overtime, beating G Akira Schmid (25 saves vs. 29 shots).

VGK won at the Utah Mammoth Thursday in pretty much a pick-’em game, prevailing at a -109 price as the Under (6) cashed for the fourth straight Vegas game. The Golden Knights are 3-0-1 in the past 4 games, allowing just 7 goals, or 1.8 goals per game (GPG).

The Ducks suffered a 3-2 home loss as +119 underdogs to the Ottawa Senators Thursday as the Under (6.5) hit. Anaheim is just 2-4-0 in the past 6 games, while the Under cashed in 3 of the past 4 games, and 5 of the past 7 outings.

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:24 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Ducks +120 (bet $100 to win $120)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights -1.5 (+170) | Ducks +1.5 (-210)Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)Golden Knights at Ducks projected goalies

Akira Schmid (9-1-2, 2.32 GAA, .905 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Lukas Dostal (10-5-1, 2.81 GAA, .904 SV%)

Schmid has allowed just 4 total goals on 68 shots in a 3-game win streak, which started last Saturday. He is also 4-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .917 SV% with a shutout in 6 November starts. As mentioned, he faced the Ducks in the OTL 2 weeks ago, allowing 4 goals on 29 shots.

Dostal allowed 3 goals in 39 shots in a 4-3 home win vs. the Boston Bruins Wednesday, winning a second straight outing. He was not in net for the win in Las Vegas Nov. 8, as G Petr Mrazek made 36 saves vs. 39 shots in the win. Dostal is an impressive 6-2-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .899 SV% in 8 November starts.

Golden Knights at Ducks picks and predictionsPrediction

Golden Knights 3, Ducks 2

The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-145) are a solid play as moderate favorites as they look for a little bit of revenge on The Pond. VGK is playing a little bit better defense lately, allowing just the 7 goals in the past 4 games, and that’s what will tip the scales in its favor against the Ducks (+120), ever so slightly.

If you like Anaheim at home, but you want some insurance, the Ducks +1.5 (-210) are a little too expensive. Vegas has been involved in 5 one-goal games in the past 7 outings, so it’s not a terrible play taking Anaheim in part of a multi-leg parlay. However, I wouldn’t advise taking the Ducks at -210 even getting a goal and a half.

PASS on a puck-line play.

UNDER 6 (+100) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

The Under is on fire for Vegas lately, cashing in each of the past 4 games, with 3.3 GPG scored, and 1.8 GPG allowed. The total has gone low in 5 of the past 7 games for Anaheim, but remember, one of those Over results was the first meeting with Vegas 2 weeks ago, so proceed with caution.

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