Wild vs. Golden Knights NHL Best Bets Today (Archive)
The Minnesota Wild come into this game 9-3 on the season so far. The home team, Las Vegas are currently 7-6. The Wild come into tonight’s matchup on a back to back which saw them beat the Coyotes 5-2 last night. Vegas has had a day off since their 4-2 victory over Seattle.
Minnesota Wild vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights
Thursday, November 11, 2021 – 10:00 PM EST at T-Mobile Arena
Minnesota Wild Start Strong
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to build on their impressive start to the season. The Wild score 5 goals in their previous four game and right now are on fire in front of net, averaging 3.36 goals per game so far this season, which is the 7th best record in the NHL. Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, and Ryan Hartman have been amongst the highest scorers for the team.
The wild can go top of the Eastern Conference tonight with a win if the Oilers can’t beat the Boston Bruins. This will be a really strong foundation for Minnesota to look towards making a long playoff run this season.
Vegas Looking To Build On Win
The Golden Knights will look to build on their 4-2 win over Seattle last time out. Vegas has had an up and down season thus far and their 7-6 record backs that up. They started off the season with a win only to go 0-4 in the next four games then they went on to win three games in a row.
We must remember this Vegas team is doing a fine job considering their missing five players right now, and there always seems to be a list of Vegas players out at one time, when they get back to full strength, they will be a formidable team to contend with. On top of this goaltender, Robin Lehner has done a fine job and silenced many critics.
Team Trends
*Trends should never be your main source of information when it comes to making your betting picks, they are merely guidelines and mostly irrelevant information but nonetheless can be interesting to read.
Minnesota Wild
- The total has gone over in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games.
- The total has gone under in 5 of Minnesota’s last 7 games on the road.
- Minnesota are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Las Vegas Golden Knights
- Vegas are 4-1 in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference.
- The total has gone over in 4 of Vegas’ last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone under in 4 of Vegas’ last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
What Are The Betting Odds and Current Lines?
Moneyline: The Minnesota Wild are currently +106 on the moneyline, whilst the rested Vegas Golden Knights are -117 on the moneyline, best priced with BetOnline.
Total: The total for this NHL matchup opened up at a line of 5.5, with the juice towards the under, coming in at -111. The over is available at +101.
Puck Line: Finally when looking at the spreads here we can see the Wild priced up at -245 for the +1.5 puck line, whilst Vegas are available at +205 on the -1.5 PK line.
Minnesota Wild vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights Betting Prediction
We are going for a bold selection for this NHL matchup. Sports betting is all about value, not whether or not you think a certain play will win, and for us here this is a 100% value play, the spot might not be ideal but we are willing to take the risk.
Minnesota Wild -1.5 at +270 looks like really good value here, they are the much hotter team right now, scoring 5 goals per game. Vegas have too many key injuries right now for us to be looking towards them at minus money. Although Vegas might have won a few recent games, all three of those victories came against the bottom three ranked teams in the league.
We think the Wild keep rolling here and can put up 4/5 goals here, even on a back-to-back. Vegas has only been averaging 2.85 goals per game, and the Wild do like to play a physical style of hockey which the Knights don’t look quite up to right now. Minnesota Wild to win 4-2 or 3-1.
NHL Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5 PK line at +270 with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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