The Utah Mammoth and New York Islanders — the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win — will face each other on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, at UBS Arena in Elmont. Mammoth (-112) versus Islanders (-108) appears rather close, according to the moneyline odds.
Utah’s last game was a 4-3 home loss to the Nashville Predators on Dec. 29. Dylan Guenther’s two points (one goal and one assist) led the Mammoth.
New York won 3-2 in a shootout in its most recent contest on Dec. 30 on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks, winning the shootout 1-0 to claim the victory. Six Islanders skaters had one point each in that matchup, including Mathew Barzal (one assist) and Simon Holmstrom (one assist).
Before watching this matchup, here’s a look at which team we think will emerge with the victory in Thursday’s action on the ice.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Mammoth vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Utah Mammoth and New York Islanders, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Islanders 3 – Mammoth 2
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 4.96 goals)
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Mammoth vs. Islanders Moneylines
Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Mammoth-Islanders game.
Favorite: Mammoth (-112)Underdog: Islanders (-108)Mammoth Betting InsightsThe Mammoth are 12-11 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.In games it has played with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter, Utah is 12-11 (winning 52.2% of the time).The Mammoth’s implied moneyline win probability is 52.8% in this game.In 21 of 40 matches this season, Utah and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.Islanders Betting InsightsThis season the Islanders have been an underdog 25 times, and won 15, or 60.0%, of those games.New York has entered 25 games this season as an underdog by -108 or more and is 15-10 in those contests.The Islanders have a 51.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.New York has played 18 games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.Mammoth Key StatsUtah ranks 18th in the NHL with 119 goals scored (3.0 per game).The Mammoth have given up 116 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking 14th in NHL play in goals against.It has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +3.The 18 power-play goals the Mammoth have recorded this season (on 117 power-play chances) rank 28th in the NHL.Utah has the league’s 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.38%).The three shorthanded goals the Mammoth have scored this season rank 11th among NHL squads.Utah’s 82.3% penalty-kill success rate is the eighth-best in the league.Utah has the 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 48.1%.The Mammoth have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 21st in the league.Islanders Key StatsNew York has 110 goals this season (2.8 per game), 23rd in the league.The Islanders give up 2.6 goals per game (106 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.Its +4 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.The Islanders have 20 power-play goals (23rd in NHL) on 126 chances.New York scores on 15.87% of its power plays, No. 28 in the league.This season, the Islanders have five shorthanded goals (fourth in league).New York’s has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.14%).At 51.4%, New York has the NHL’s 10th-best faceoff win percentage.With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Islanders are 28th in the league.
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