Winnipeg Jets (36-26-3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (38-21-6)
March 12, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Lightning -190 / Winnipeg Jets +160; Over/Under: +6
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The Winnipeg Jets and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet in NHL action from the Amalie Arena on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Tampa Bay is listed as a -190 home favorite while Winnipeg is a +160 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Winnipeg, Kyle Capoblanco and Pierre-Luc Dubois are both questionable for this game while Tampa Bay has Steven Stamkos and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare both listed as questionable for this game as well.
Matchup History
Winnipeg’s 4-2 win back on January 6th, 2023, made it seven straight meetings between these two teams without back-to-back winners.
Trends
Winnipeg is 4-0 in their last 4 games played on no rest and 2-7 in their last 9 games overall while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Tampa Bay is 0-6 in their last 6 games played on no rest and 0-5 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing the Lightning here. I was initially leaning towards the Jets and maybe the over, but the Lightning woke up against Chicago and got a nice confidence boost and now get the Jets on the back-to-back with their backup in net here with Andrei Vasilevskiy rested and ready to go. I’d like the price to be a bit less of course, but I still think Tampa Bay is the play here.
