Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams near the top of the Western Conference standings meet when the eighth-place Minnesota Wild (27-19-4) host the third-place Vegas Golden Knights (30-18-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET.
Minnesota lost 4-1 on the road in its last game on February 8 against the Dallas Stars.
Vegas won on the road in its most recent game on February 7, 5-1 over the Nashville Predators.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Wild (-122)
- Underdog: Golden Knights (+102)
- Over/under: 6
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- Minnesota has been victorious in 24 of the 36 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- Through 32 games with moneyline odds shorter than -122 this season, the Wild have been victorious 22 times.
- The moneyline odds imply that Minnesota has a 55.0% chance of winning this game.
- Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 26 of 50 games this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Wild have claimed 75.0% of the possible points with a 5-5-0 record.
- They have averaged 2.4 goals per game (24 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Wild have given up 26 goals (2.6 per game) in those 10 outings.
- This season the Golden Knights have seven wins in the 13 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Vegas has eight games this season playing as an underdog by +102 or longer, and is 3-5 in those contests.
- The moneyline implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Golden Knights.
- In 53.8% of Vegas’ previous games this season (28/52), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6 goals.
- In the past 10 contests, the Golden Knights have claimed 55.0% of the possible points with a 3-5-2 record.
- They have put up 25 goals over that span.
- On the defensive end, the Golden Knights have given up 2.6 goals per game (26 total) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Thursday, February 9, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
