Two squads at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings will face off when the Minnesota Wild (22-10-6, third place) visit the Winnipeg Jets (15-17-3, 14th) on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Wild (-115) versus Jets (-105) appears rather close, according to the moneyline odds.
Minnesota suffered a 3-2 overtime defeat at home its last time out on Dec. 23 against the Nashville Predators. Kirill Kaprizov (one assist) and Brock Faber (one goal) were among the six Wild players who put up one point each.
Winnipeg played on the road its last time out on Dec. 21, and fell 4-3 in overtime against the Utah Mammoth. Mark Scheifele (two assists) and Kyle Connor (two goals) each had two points for the Jets in that matchup.
Here is our pick for who will secure the victory in Saturday’s matchup.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Wild vs. Jets Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Jets 2 – Wild 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 3.07 goals)
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Wild vs. Jets Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Wild-Jets game.
Favorite: Wild (-115)Underdog: Jets (-105)Wild Betting InsightsIn the 20 times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 11-9 in those games.Minnesota is 10-9 when it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter (52.6% win percentage).The Wild have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this game.Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 18 of 38 games this season.Jets Betting InsightsThe Jets have won one, or 9.1%, of the 11 games they have played while the underdog this season.Winnipeg has gone 1-9, a 10.0% win rate, when it’s been set as an underdog of -105 or more by oddsmakers this season.The Jets have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Winnipeg has played 21 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.Wild Key StatsMinnesota’s 114 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the league.The Wild have allowed 98 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fourth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.Its +16 goal differential is the fifth-best in the league.The 29 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season (on 126 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.Minnesota is ninth in the league with a 23.02% power-play conversion rate.The three shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.Minnesota has the league’s 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.34%).Minnesota wins 46.6% of its faceoffs to rank 28th in the NHL.The Wild have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 17th in the league.Jets Key StatsWinnipeg’s 102 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.The Jets’ total of 106 goals given up (3.0 per game) is 13th in the league.it has the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.The Jets have 21 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 100 chances.Winnipeg scores on 21.00% of its power plays, No. 10 in the NHL.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Jets have four.The 80.87% penalty-kill percentage of Winnipeg is 15th in the league.Winnipeg is ninth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.6%).With a shooting percentage of 11.0%, the Jets are 11th in the league.
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