Milwaukee Admirals - Coachella Valley Firebirds predictions and free betting tips [05/06/2024]

American Hockey League. Playoff 2024. Calder Cup. Conference final. Best-of-seven series. Score 0-2. Two finals will be played in one day, and the second will be the showdown where the favourite is also close to a sweeping victory. The Milwaukee Admirals will host the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

Milwaukee Admirals

This team fought very hard to reach the conference final. First, they lost the opening two games to Texas, but then managed to win three in a row. Next was a battle with Grand Rapids, which also extended to five games, albeit in a different way, as the teams alternated victories, but in the end, the Milwaukee Admirals advanced.

They are playing in the conference final once again, facing the same opponent as last year, but it’s not going well. In two games, the Admirals have scored only 2 goals while conceding 5, which could have been worse based on their play.

Coachella Valley Firebirds

What can be said about this team? Ever since Seattle joined the NHL, and Coachella Valley Firebirds became their affiliate, things have been on the rise, and now the team is two steps away from reaching the Calder Cup final again. Last year, they lost 3-4 in the final and are clearly eager for revenge.

To achieve this, they need to win the conference final. So far, Coachella Valley is on track with 2 wins in 2 games, both in regulation time unlike Hershey Bears, and it seems the Firebirds aren’t planning to stop. They look much stronger than their opponents.

Head-to-head meetings

Last year, Coachella Valley Firebirds and Milwaukee Admirals also met in the conference final, where the Firebirds triumphed in 6 games. In this playoff series, both meetings so far have also been won by the Firebirds – 2-1 and 3-1.

Prediction for the match: Milwaukee Admirals vs Coachella Valley Firebirds

Here, I will take the risk and bet on a win for Coachella Valley, as they appear much stronger in this series.

Prediction for the total

As for the total, we will follow the trend in the series. Both initial games were low-scoring, so why deviate? We will take TU (5.5) at 1.80 for the third game of the series.