Seattle Kraken vs Los Angeles Kings

Jordan Eberle’s late-game heroics have finally given Seattle a spark, with the Kraken riding back-to-back road wins into Los Angeles after a brutal 3-9-1 stretch over their last 13, while the Kings have dropped five of six and are searching for a response at home. Both active rosters have been confirmed via ESPN, and the talent gap tilts toward L.A.: the Kings can still roll Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar down the middle of their top six, whereas Seattle is missing key pieces at every level, with Vince Dunn out, Brandon Montour on injured reserve, and forwards Jared McCann, Jaden Schwartz and Berkly Catton all sidelined, thinning both their scoring depth and puck-moving on the back end. On a back-to-back for both clubs, Los Angeles keeps its home-ice edge and slightly better health profile, and Kempe has historically produced well in this matchup, with a strong goal-scoring record against Seattle, which matters against a Kraken team that has struggled to finish chances even when healthy. At a steep -250, the Kings moneyline is more about win probability than value — the injuries and schedule spot justify them as clear favorites, but the juice caps the upside — so this is a solid but not premium play with a B grade. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 23/12/2025 10:11am

With both teams on the second night of a back-to-back and neither attack in rhythm, the Under 5.5 leans on current form, health and recent head-to-head trends rather than raw name value. Seattle’s offense just snapped out of a funk but still leans heavily on Eberle, Matty Beniers and Chandler Stephenson while missing finishers like McCann and Schwartz, and their transition game is compromised without Dunn and Montour driving the breakout from the back end; that usually means more dump-and-change and fewer clean entries, especially when legs are heavy. The Kings’ slump has been driven by drying-up five-on-five scoring despite healthy forwards, and even in recent meetings between these clubs we’ve seen tight, low-event games in Los Angeles as often as the occasional wild one, with Joey Daccord capable of stealing a night and L.A.’s current starter mix of Anton Forsberg and Pheonix Copley more steady than spectacular. Given Los Angeles’ recent power-play issues and Seattle’s injuries to key power-play quarterbacks, 5.5 still looks a touch high for a divisional game likely to be played conservatively after tough travel, making Under 5.5 at -115 a reasonable position with a B grade for a modest edge and fair price. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 23/12/2025 10:11am

Given how often Kings–Kraken games tighten up late, the puckline value sits on Seattle’s side at +1.5 despite their injury list. Recent history between these teams has produced multiple one-goal decisions in Los Angeles and Seattle, including a 2-1 Kraken win at Crypto.com Arena last April and several other close contests where Kempe, Byfield and Fiala have done damage but Seattle’s goaltending — often Joey Daccord — has kept things within a single shot either way. The current matchup layers in volatility on both sides: the Kings are 1-4-1 in their last six with defensive lapses and a penalty kill that was just torched for three power-play goals by Columbus, while Seattle comes in on a two-game road win streak but is missing three regular defensemen and multiple top-nine forwards, which should cap their ceiling yet still allow them to play a tight, counterpunching road game. With both teams on a back-to-back and L.A. facing some confidence issues, asking the Kings not only to win but to clear -1.5 at -110 feels less attractive than grabbing the extra goal with the underdog at -130; Seattle’s ability to drag games into one-goal territory makes Kraken +1.5 a higher-value position and earns a B+ grade. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 23/12/2025 10:11am