The Minnesota Wild (3-5-3) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (7-2-2) on Thursday, Oct. 30, with both teams coming off a defeat. The sportsbooks have made the Wild solid favorites at -175 on the moneyline, and the Penguins are at +145.
Minnesota fell in a 4-3 overtime defeat at home its last time out on Oct. 28 against the Winnipeg Jets. Brock Faber (one goal and one assist) and Marco Rossi (two assists) each had two points for the Wild.
Pittsburgh lost on the road 3-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 28 in its last game, falling 2-1 in a shootout. Mathew Dumba (one assist) and Justin Brazeau (one goal) were among the six Penguins players who recorded one point each in that outing.
As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest by checking out which team we predict will win Thursday’s game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Wild vs. Penguins Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Penguins 3 – Wild 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
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Wild vs. Penguins Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Penguins game.
Favorite: Wild (-175)Underdog: Penguins (+145)Wild Betting InsightsThe Wild have lost all three games when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.Minnesota has had moneyline odds of -175 or shorter once this season, and lost.The Wild have a 63.6% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.In six games this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Penguins Betting InsightsThis season the Penguins have won six of the nine games in which they’ve been an underdog.This season Pittsburgh has won three of its four games when it’s the underdog by at least +145 on the moneyline.The Penguins have a 40.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in six of 11 games this season.Wild Key StatsMinnesota’s 30 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.Defensively, the Wild are giving up 43 total goals (3.9 per game) to rank 28th in league play.Its goal differential (-13) ranks 29th in the league.The NHL-leading 14 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season have come on 44 power-play chances.Minnesota’s 31.82% power-play conversion rate paces the league.Minnesota’s 62.5% penalty-kill success rate ranks 32nd in the league.Minnesota wins 48.8% of its faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.The Wild have an 8.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 29th in the league.Penguins Key StatsPittsburgh’s 40 goals on the season (3.6 per game) rank second in the league.The Penguins’ total of 28 goals given up (2.6 per game) is seventh in the league.Its +12 goal differential is the second-best in the league.With eight power-play goals (on 28 chances), the Penguins are 11th in the NHL.Pittsburgh’s power-play percentage (28.57) ranks the team fifth in the league.In terms of shorthanded goal, the Penguins have one.At 79.41%, Pittsburgh has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Pittsburgh wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.The 14.3% shooting percentage of the Penguins leads the league.
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