NHL Predictions & Odds 1/24/23

Minnesota Wild (25-16-4) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (29-15-1)
January 24, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Lightning -155 / Minnesota Wild +135; Over/Under: +4.5
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The Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet in NHL action from Amalie Arena on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Tampa Bay Lightning are listed as -155 home favorites while the Minnesota Wild are +135 road underdogs with the total for this game set at 6 goals.

Injuries

For Minnesota, Marcus Foligno is probable for this game with an illness. For Tampa Bay, Patrick Maroon is questionable with an undisclosed injury and Nick Perbix is questionable as well with an upper body injury while Rudolfs Balcers is out until Early February with an upper body injury.

Matchup History

Minnesota’s 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on January 4, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Wild and wins in 7 of the last 8 meetings for Minnesota.

Trends

Minnesota is 15-7 in their last 22 games played on 2 days rest while the over is 5-1-1 in their last 7 road games. Tampa Bay is 7-2 in their last 9 games against the Central division and 48-17 in their last 65 home games while the over is 4-1-4 in their last 9 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing Minnesota here. There’s just too much value for me to pass on when the Wild have been able to get the better of Tampa Bay for the last few seasons and the Lightning haven’t been as dominant as we’re used to them being in recent years. Minnesota has been more than respectable on the road and is a live dog here. Give me Minnesota.