Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild odds, tips and betting trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, January 4 at 8:00 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+, BSSUN, BSN, and BSWI.
Tampa Bay was handed a 4-2 loss on the road its last time out on January 2 against the Winnipeg Jets.
Minnesota’s most recent game was a home loss, 3-1, against the Calgary Flames on January 2.
As hockey play continues, get ready for the outing with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s game.
- Favorite: Lightning (-130)
- Underdog: Wild (+110)
- Over/under: 6
- Through 20 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 11 times.
- Through 13 games with moneyline odds shorter than -130 this season, the Lightning have won eight times.
- Tampa Bay has a 56.5% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 6 goals in 27 of 39 games this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Lightning have secured 75.0% of the possible points with a 5-5-0 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) over that span.
- Over on the defensive side, the Lightning have allowed 31 goals (3.1 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Wild have claimed an upset victory in four, or 21.1%, of the 19 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Minnesota has a record of 2-7 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +110 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Wild have a 47.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Minnesota’s games have gone over 6 goals in 20 of 36 chances this season.
- Over the past 10 games, the Wild are 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) over that stretch.
- Defensively, the Wild have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
