Although the Wild is currently sitting in a playoff spot, they will want to get a win under their belt here having only picked up three wins in their previous 10 NHL games.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings have gone one better and won four of their previous 10. With that being said they are out of the playoff race and have the tied second-worst home form over their previous ten NHL games. Let’s see what the NHL odds for this matchup tell us!
Thursday, March 10, 2022 – 07:00 PM EST at Little Caesars Arena
It’s been almost one month since the Minnesota Wild last won back 2 back NHL games, and surprise, surprise the second team in that back 2 back wins, happened to be the Detroit Red Wings. Despite letting their foot off the gas a little in their recent games, they have still managed to be involved in very high-scoring affairs, with an average of 7.3 game goals in their previous 10 games.
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Defense and goaltending woes have been their Achilles' heel this season as the Wild have allowed 3.20 goals per game, and although it’s only the 11th worst in the NHL, it is the worst allowed per game out of all the teams who currently sit in a playoff spot.
What’s keeping the Wild in a playoff position is the fact they started off the season in super-strong form plus they have scored an average of 3.7 goals per game, the third-best record in the league.
The Red Wings have now been beaten by a combined score of 48-34 in their previous 10 NHL games, and despite scoring 34 goals themselves, they allowed a whopping 48, which is almost an average of 5 per game.
Worryingly the Red Wings lost 7-4 to the Wild last time these teams faced off and have allowed 3.7 goals against them this season, the second-worst in the NHL. With just a 17% power play and their penalty kill sitting at 74%, it's clear to see why this team is struggling this season.
The only thing that has made this team end up in 5th position in the Atlantic Division has been the fact the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators are amongst three of the five worst teams in the entire league.
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Minnesota Wild
Detroit Red Wings
Moneyline: Minnesota Wild come into tonight’s game as -185 moneyline favorites. The Red Wings have been priced up at +166 with the best priced with Everygame.
Total: Tonight’s total has been set at over 6.5 with the over juiced to -120 and the under coming in the best price available at +100 with Everygame.
Puck Line: Minnesota to win on the -1.5 PK line is currently +170. If you believe the Red Wings cover the spread, they can be bet at +1.5 for -185.
Although it’s an eye-watering prospect to be laying juice up to -120 on an NHL game to see 7 or more goals, it’s also the most obvious play here. Three of the previous 5 games between these sides saw over 6.5 total cash and the previous two games ended with 11 and 8 goals respectively.
The Wild should win this one and to cover the -1.5 PK line at +170 is also an enticing prospect given the fact all five of the Wilds' previous defeats have seen them fail to cover the +1.5 line and the Wild have covered the -1.5 spread in 7 of their previous 10 victories.
NHL Pick: Over 6.5 Goals (-120) with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
NHL Pick: Minnesota Wild -1.5 (+170) with Everygame (visit our Everygame Review)
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