Bet Jets To Win, and Maple Leafs To Cover
Winnipeg is looking to move back into first place in the Central Divisio while Toronto is fighting it out with Tampa Bay and Detroit for third place in the Atlantic Division. The NHL betting line has Winnipeg listed as the favorite.
Toronto has won four games in a row against Winnipeg. The previous three games saw the Maple Leafs outscore the Jets 15-5. When the teams met in Toronto on Wednesday, Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 39th goal in overtime to give the Maple Leafs the 1-0 win.
Looking at NHL futures odds, Toronto is tied for ninth at +1400 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup with the Jets coming in at +1500 in the championship odds.
Keep on reading for more on the matchup between the Maple Leafs and the Jets.
Maple Leafs vs Jets Game Information
- Game: Maple Leafs 24-14-8 vs Jets 30-11-5
- Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. ET
- Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB
- Maple Leafs vs Jets Live Stream:NHL.com
Winnipeg is fourth among Western Conference teams with 16 home wins while Toronto’s five regulation losses on the road are tied for the fewest with the Boston Bruins among teams from the Western Conference.
Winnipeg is 7-1 in its last eight games as a home favorite with two of those matchups going over the total. After winning five games in a row as a road favorite, Toronto has dropped games to Vancouver and Edmonton as the underdog on the road. Keep that in mind when looking at the NHL’s best bets.
Winnipeg is priced at -135 to win outright while Toronto is currently at +110 on the Moneyline.
Maple Leafs vs Jets Odds and Spreads
Maple Leafs vs Jets Betting Trends
- Winnipeg is 23-6-3 as a favorite this season.
- Winnipeg has covered in 16 of its 24 home games.
- The total has gone under the Las Vegas odds in six of Winnipeg’s last seven games.
- Four of Toronto’s last six games landed under the total.
- The Maple Leafs are just 7-17 against the spread on the road.
- The total has gone under in eight of the last 12 games that the Maple Leafs played against teams from the Central Division.
- Five of Winnipeg’s last six games against Eastern Conference teams went under the total.
Over/Under Pick: Under 6 (-115)
Despite seven power-play opportunities and 62 shots on goal, the most recent matchup between Toronto and Winnipeg was scoreless until Matthews won the game in overtime.
Look for more scoring in this game but go with the matchup to go under the total once again.
Winnipeg has nine goals over the last six games while Toronto has four goals in the last two and that is enough to call for this one to finish under the six-goal total when looking at predictions for today’s NHL games.
NHL ATS Pick: Toronto Maple Leafs +1½ (-225)
If not for some late empty-net goals, seven of Toronto’s last eight games would have been decided by one goal while five of Winnipeg’s last six games ended as either one or two-goal games so don’t be surprised to see this game be a one-goal affair.
In a rare back-to-back between teams from the Eastern and Western Conference, don’t be surprised to see Winnipeg bounce back but Toronto could hang out and cover as the road underdog.
Both teams have key players dealing with injuries.
Forward Calle Jarnkrok is questionable while forward Tyler Bertuzzi is out for Toronto. For Winnipeg, forward Gabriel Vilardi and defenseman Josh Morrissey are questionable. Forward Mark Scheifele skated at Friday’s practice so he is nearing a return.
Player Prop Pick: Kyle Connor to score a goal (+120)
Despite having 13 shots on goal over the last three games, Winnipeg winger Kyle Connor has gone three straight games without a goal as he looks to get his timing back after missing more than a month.
With some extra time of practice since the last game, Connor could be ready to light the lamp again as he is a pretty good option when it comes to the NHL hockey bets today.
Maple Leafs vs Jets Prediction
Questions of the Day
Which team is most likely to score the first goal?
Since the start of January, Winnipeg is tied for the fewest goals scored in the first period so that is enough to go with Toronto to open the scoring.
How have the Maple Leafs fared in recent games in Winnipeg?
Toronto has won 8 of the last 10 road games against the Jets although this is just the second time in the last 18 games between the teams when Toronto is listed by the as the underdog.
