Goals could be on the cards in tonight’s NHL game as the two teams combine for 7.3 goals per game and 3 of the previous 5 has witnessed over 6.5 goals cash.
Toronto comes into tonight’s game on the back of a three-game losing streak, whilst Minnesota has lost three of their previous five and has also seen over seven goals scored in all five of their previous outings.
Thursday, February 24, 2022 – 7:00 PM EST at Scotiabank Arena
The Wild will be very disappointed with their 4-3 loss to Ottawa last time out as the game beforehand they played very well in a dominant 7-3 win over the Oilers. This will be the Wild's third game in three days, hence the reason why they are not fancied much here but are just as strong as Toronto this season, if not slightly better in some respects.
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The Wild have the third-best attack overall in the NHL this season but defensively they have been shipping 3.0 goals per game, which is the 13th worst in the NHL. It’s one of the main reasons they have seen so many games go over the total and they lead the Western Conference with the most games have seen over 8.5 goals scored, in 11 of their 37 games.
Toronto may be on a bad three-game losing streak but we have to factor in they dominated the Blue Jackets, arguably should have won that game easily. They also were on the road for the previous two games, which hasn’t been their strongest point.
However, Toronto does boast an impressive 18-5-1 home record this season and will be glad to be back on home ice for this NHL fixture. The previous game between these teams saw Minnesota come away as 4-3 winners.
Toronto has conceded 15 goals across their three-game losing streak and will be looking to shore up their defense tonight, especially against the 3rd best-attacking offense in the league right now. Toronto themselves have the 4th most amount of goals scored in the NHL this season.
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Minnesota Wild
Toronto Maple Leafs
Moneyline: Minnesota Wild come into this game priced up at +135 on the moneyline, whilst the home team Toronto Maple Leafs are as low as -150 available at the NHL odds board.
Total: The 'over' line for this NHL encounter has been set as high as 6.5 with the juice towards the over at -115. If looking to bet the under it is currently plus money.
Puck Line: Minnesota is -150 to cover the +1.5 PK line, although juiced it does look like some value on the line. The Toronto Maple Leafs are best priced at +150 to win by two or more goals.
No matter what way we slice this one up we can’t ignore the fact that we have the Maple Leafs heavily juiced following a three-game losing streak, the over is set high and juiced also so we really don’t want to be getting involved with the Leafs at -150.
Minnesota has looked a lot better than the Leafs as of late and although they will be about to play their 3rd game in five days, we love the value on them to win this at +135, both teams can score for fun, this will all come down to who allows the least amount of goals and right now the way Toronto is playing defensively we don’t think we can trust them in this spot.
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This matchup is a lot more 50/50 than the books think, we would have the Wild priced up at around +115, so to get +135 we must bet it. Toronto can win this all this like but we ain't betting them at -150.
The 'over', of course, is in play for our NHL picks with these two teams but it’s also a lot of goals and a hefty piece of juice so if looking to play add 'over 'perhaps into a parlay.
Score Prediction: Wild 4 - Maple Leafs 2
NHL Pick: Minnesota Wild (+135) with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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