Syracuse Crunch vs Hamilton Hammers Prediction & Picks

AHL Friday, October 30, 2026Fri · Oct 30

HomeSyracuse Crunch5-5-26th in NorthWOTLWW

70 FT Puck drop 19:00 ET 2.202.55

1st 2nd 3rd

SYR 3 3 1

HAM 0 0 0

Upstate Medical University Arena (Syracuse, NY) · USAUpstate Medical University Arena (Syracuse, NY)

67%Syracuse Crunch win · 55% in regulationSYR Overtime or shootout · 21%OT / SO 21% 33%Hamilton Hammers win · 24% in regulationHAM

Chance to win · 55% and 24% in regulation

Best tip of the gameBest tip Double chance Won

Syracuse or draw 1.36

Confidence77%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 67%

Full game

1X2WonSyracuseodds up 2.08Confidence 58%
Over/UnderWonO4.51.43Confidence 71%
HandicapLostHamilton +1.5odds down 1.41Confidence 62%
Winner (incl. OT)WonSyracuseodds up 1.66Confidence 69%
Best tip of the game: Double chanceWonSyracuse or drawodds up 1.36Confidence 77%
Draw no betWonSyracuseodds up 1.63Confidence 73%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)LostYes1.09Confidence 86%

1st period

1st period 1X2WonSyracuseodds up 2.55Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderWonO1.5odds down 1.86Confidence 54%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Syracuse 32

Hamilton

Final 7–0

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 7

Draw after 60 minDraw 21% Decided in regulation

SYR to winTo win 67% SYR won

Score details

Correct scoreLost3–2After 60 min7–04%chance
1st period correct scoreLost2–01st period3–09%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goalsTie · 1st & 2nd30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 3-2
By period 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
Likeliest 3-2 (4%), 4-3 (2%), 5-4 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Built on 8+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record4-4-13-6-1

Home / road split1-1-12-3-0

StreakW1W2

Rest5 daysBack-to-back

Goals for2.72.8

Goals against3.43.8

In the standings6th—

Per game · last 10 and 9

Goal differential per game−0.5−0.7

Goals for2.73.0

Goals against3.23.7

Shots on goal29.225.2

Shots against30.126.1

Shooting %9.2%11.9%

Save %89.7%87.7%

Power-play %7.4%16.7%

Penalty kill %87.7%85.1%

Penalty minutes22.011.1

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Last five games

Syracuse 3-1-1

Win, 7–2 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Oct 24. Odds: Lehigh Valley 2.90, Syracuse 1.96.
Overtime loss, 2–3 against Rochester Americans, after overtime, Oct 23. Odds: Syracuse 2.05, Rochester 2.70.
Loss, 1–5 at Laval Rocket, Oct 21. Odds: Laval 2.35, Syracuse 2.40.
Win, 4–3 at Hamilton Hammers, Oct 18. Odds: Hamilton 2.55, Syracuse 2.20.
Win, 4–2 against Rochester Americans, Oct 17. Odds: Syracuse 2.02, Rochester 2.62.

Hamilton 2-3-0

Win, 5–4 against Hartford Wolf Pack, after overtime, Oct 29. Odds: Hamilton 2.30, Hartford 2.40.
Win, 2–1 at Laval Rocket, Oct 24. Odds: Laval 2.10, Hamilton 2.65.
Loss, 2–4 at Laval Rocket, Oct 23. Odds: Laval 2.10, Hamilton 2.65.
Loss, 1–4 at Toronto Marlies, Oct 21. Odds: Toronto 2.20, Hamilton 2.50.
Loss, 3–4 against Syracuse Crunch, Oct 18. Odds: Hamilton 2.55, Syracuse 2.20.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period3-0

02:12 Goal Syracuse Crunch: Groshev M. 1-0
06:11 Goal Syracuse Crunch: Pelletier J. assists: Abruzzese N., Gill D. 2-0
17:38 Goal Syracuse Crunch: Steen N. assists: Gill D., Szturc G. 3-0

2nd period3-0

05:47 Goal SHG Syracuse Crunch: Pelletier J. assists: Furry B. 4-0
08:17 Goal Syracuse Crunch: Gill D. assists: Callahan M., Furry B. 5-0
14:54 Goal PPG Syracuse Crunch: Harkins J. assists: Abruzzese N., Pelletier J. 6-0

3rd period1-0

00:01 Goalie change Hamilton Hammers: Kotai J. replaces Vanecek V.
11:38 Goal PPG Syracuse Crunch: Pelletier J. assists: Abruzzese N., Groshev M. 7-0

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (SYR)	2.20	2.20	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.20	4.20	No change
1X2: 2 (HAM)	2.55	2.55	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap SYR	−0.5	−0.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

AHL standings

Regular Season · North Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Laval Rocket	14	10	3	1	21	.750	53	30	+23
2	Utica Comets	11	9	2	0	18	.818	35	24	+11
3	Toronto Marlies	14	7	4	3	17	.607	44	41	+3
4	Belleville Senators	14	7	5	2	16	.571	44	43	+1
5	Rochester Americans	13	7	5	1	15	.577	42	32	+10
6	Syracuse Crunch	12	5	5	2	12	.500	35	39	−4
7	Cleveland Monsters	13	6	7	0	12	.462	40	50	−10
8	Hamilton Hammers	15	4	9	2	10	.333	41	61	−20

Playoffs

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Syracuse Crunch host Hamilton Hammers in the AHL on Friday, October 30, 2026. Who wins after 60 minutes, by how many goals, and how many goals in total — our 1X2, handicap and over/under picks come from one model, and every pick is marked won or lost for everyone to see. The model uses projected goals and shots, the starting goalies, recent form, the standings and the bookmakers’ current odds.