The Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth — the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss — will face each other on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Mammoth are slight underdogs, at -105, and the Golden Knights are -115.
Vegas won 3-2 at home its last time out on Nov. 18 against the New York Rangers. Tomas Hertl had two points (two assists) for the Golden Knights.
Utah’s most recent game was a road overtime loss, 3-2, against the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 18. John-Jason Peterka led the Mammoth with two points (two goals) in that outing.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here’s our prediction for which squad will bring home the win in Thursday’s hockey action.
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For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Golden Knights 4 – Mammoth 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
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Golden Knights vs. Mammoth Moneylines
Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Mammoth game.
Favorite: Golden Knights (-115)Underdog: Mammoth (-105)Golden Knights Betting InsightsThe Golden Knights are 7-8 when favored on the moneyline this season.Vegas is 7-8 when playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter (46.7% win percentage).The Golden Knights have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.Vegas and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in eight of 19 games this season.Mammoth Betting InsightsThe Mammoth have won four of the seven games they have played as an underdog this season.Utah has entered seven games this season as an underdog by -105 or more and is 4-3 in those contests.The Mammoth have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Utah has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in eight of 20 games this season.Golden Knights Key StatsVegas ranks 16th in the league with 60 goals scored (3.2 per game).The Golden Knights have given up 54 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking ninth in league play for the fewest goals against.It has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +6.The 17 power-play goals the Golden Knights have recorded this season (on 67 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.Vegas is sixth in the league with a 25.37% power-play conversion rate.The one shorthanded goal the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 15th among NHL teams.Vegas has the league’s 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.77%).Vegas has the fourth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 53.4%.The Golden Knights have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.Mammoth Key StatsUtah has 62 goals this season (3.1 per game), 13th in the league.The Mammoth’s total of 61 goals conceded (3.0 per game) is 16th in the NHL.With a goal differential of +1, the team is 13th in the league.The Mammoth have nine power-play goals (on 60 chances), 26th in the NHL.Utah scores on 15% of its power plays, No. 29 in the league.The 81.82% penalty-kill percentage of Utah is 11th in the league.At 47.5%, Utah has the league’s 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage.The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Mammoth is 17th in the league.
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