The Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at Rogers Place on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, and the Wild are at +124.
Edmonton grabbed a 4-0 victory on the road its last time out on Nov. 29 against the Seattle Kraken. Four Oilers players recorded two points each, including Connor McDavid (one goal and one assist) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (one goal and one assist).
Minnesota played at home in its last game on Nov. 29, and fell to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout (3-2). Kirill Kaprizov (one goal) and Danila Yurov (one assist) were among the four Wild skaters who recorded one point each in that outing.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s who we project to bring home the win in Tuesday’s hockey action.
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For the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Wild 3 – Oilers 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
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Oilers vs. Wild Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Oilers-Wild matchup.
Favorite: Oilers (-148)Underdog: Wild (+124)Oilers Betting InsightsThe Oilers have gone 9-10 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.In games it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Edmonton is 6-6 (winning 50.0% of the time).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Oilers have an implied probability of 59.7% to win.Edmonton and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 14 of 26 games this season.Wild Betting InsightsThe Wild have been an underdog in 15 games this season, and won nine (60.0%).Minnesota has a record of 4-2 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Wild.Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 26 games this season.Oilers Key StatsEdmonton has scored the ninth-most goals in the league (81 total, 3.1 per game).The Oilers have given up 93 total goals (3.6 per game), ranking 30th in league play in goals against.It has the league’s 27th-ranked goal differential at -12.The 19 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (sixth-most in the NHL) have come on 63 power-play chances.Edmonton has the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (30.16%).The two shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank 11th among NHL squads.Edmonton has the league’s 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.56%).Edmonton wins the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.1%.The Oilers shoot 11% as a team (16th in the league).Wild Key StatsWith 74 goals (2.8 per game), Minnesota has the NHL’s 24th-ranked offense.The Wild give up 2.7 goals per game (71 in total), the ninth-fewest in the league.With a goal differential of +3, the team is ninth-best in the league in that category.The Wild have 22 power-play goals (second-most in NHL) on 91 chances.Minnesota has the league’s seventh-best power-play percentage (24.18%).The Wild have two shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).Minnesota’s has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.03%).Minnesota wins 47.8% of faceoffs, 23rd-ranked in the NHL.The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Wild is 22nd in the league.
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