Both the Carolina Hurricanes and Utah Mammoth are coming off a victory, heading into their matchup at Lenovo Center on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Mammoth are underdogs on the road, at +142, and the Hurricanes are -170.
Carolina earned a 4-1 road victory against the Ottawa Senators its last time out on Jan. 24. The Hurricanes were led by Jalen Chatfield (two assists) and Seth Jarvis (one goal and one assist).
In its last game on Jan. 27, Utah claimed a 4-3 road victory against the Florida Panthers. Sean Durzi led the Mammoth with two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup.
Here is our pick for who will capture the win in Thursday’s game.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Utah Mammoth, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Mammoth 3 – Hurricanes 2
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.04 goals)
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Hurricanes vs. Mammoth Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Mammoth game.
Favorite: Hurricanes (-170)Underdog: Mammoth (+142)Hurricanes Betting InsightsIn the 47 times this season the Hurricanes have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 31-16 in those games.When playing with moneyline odds of -170 or shorter, Carolina has compiled a 22-9 record (winning 71.0% of its games).The Hurricanes’ implied moneyline win probability is 63.0% in this matchup.Carolina’s games this season have finished above this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 31 times.Mammoth Betting InsightsThis season the Mammoth have been an underdog 19 times, and won seven, or 36.8%, of those games.Utah has played as a moneyline underdog of +142 or longer twice so far this season. They lost both games.The implied probability of a win by the Mammoth, based on the moneyline, is 41.3%.Utah has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 28 of 53 games this season.Hurricanes Key StatsCarolina’s 176 total goals (3.4 per game) rank fifth in the NHL.The Hurricanes have conceded 147 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in league action for the fewest goals against.Its goal differential (+29) makes the team third-best in the league.The 34 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (to rank 11th in the NHL) have come on 160 power-play chances.Carolina is 13th in the league with a 21.25% power-play conversion rate.The six shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank sixth among NHL teams.Carolina has the league’s 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.41%).Carolina has the 14th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.5%.The Hurricanes shoot 10.6% as a team (21st in the league).Mammoth Key StatsUtah has 167 goals this season (3.2 per game), 16th in the NHL.The Mammoth’s total of 146 goals given up (2.8 per game) is seventh in the league.Its +21 goal differential is the sixth-best in the league.The Mammoth have 23 power-play goals (30th in NHL) on 151 chances.Utah’s power-play percentage (15.23) puts the team 31st in the league.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Mammoth have five.At 80%, Utah has the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.At 49.2%, Utah has the league’s 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage.The 11.1% shooting percentage of the Mammoth is 15th in the league.
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