The Utah Mammoth and Minnesota Wild meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Grand Casino Arena. Here’s a Wild vs. Mammoth prediction. This article will include a Wild vs. Mammoth pick.
Utah Mammoth Betting Preview
The Utah Mammoth beat the Blue Jackets and lost to the Blackhawks, and they play the Blackhawks next. The Mammoth has won 6 of their last 9 games.
The Utah Mammoth are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring 16.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 30 goals, Clayton Keller has 45 assists, and Nick Schmaltz has 148 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Mammoth are allowing 2.75 goals per game and are killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has allowed 127 goals on 1,263 shots faced, while Vitek Vanecek has given up 43 goals on 388 shots.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild beat the Golden Knights, lost to the Avs, and play the Flyers next. The Wild have won 10 of their last 15 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring 25.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 36 goals, Matt Boldy has 37 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 158 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 100 goals on 1,128 shots faced, and Jesper Wallstedt has given up 71 goals on 800 shots.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won eight of their last nine night games.
- The Mammoth have lost each of their last seven games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- The Mammoth have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last three games.
- The Mammoth have lost the second period in each of their last five games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
Why the Utah Mammoth will win
- The Wild have lost four of their last five games as favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Mammoth have won each of their last five games against the Wild.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Mammoth have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Mammoth have won the third period in eight of their last nine road games against Western Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last six night games against Central Division opponents has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Mammoth’s last six road games after coming off overtime have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last nine games between two teams from the Central Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 15 games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in three of the Mammoth’s last four games.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored the last goal in each of the Wild’s last three night games at Grand Casino Arena.
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last four home games.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last nine games as favorites.
Utah Mammoth Player Prop Facts
- Mikhail Sergachev has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances against the Wild.
- Logan Cooley has scored the first goal in three of his last four appearances with the Mammoth as road underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Logan Cooley has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with the Mammoth as road underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Wild rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.71%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.83).
- The Utah Mammoth ranks 4th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.75).
- The Utah Mammoth ranks 26th in the league in power play percentage this season (16.95%).
Wild vs Mammoth Prediction
The Mammoth have won the last five games against the Wild and are a playoff team, so you can talk yourself into the plus money. However, the Wild have been a tad bit more consistent and are a team I’ve been backing a lot this season. The Wild have earned points in 8 of their last 10 games and they’ve been even better at home, where they’ve lost just 7 games. I’ve been high on the Wild for a while and I can’t step in front of them at home in this spot. I like the Wild to get a rare win over Utah.