Jets vs. Wild betting preview

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Sunday’s NHL schedule includes a contest between the favored Winnipeg Jets (12-8, -130 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Minnesota Wild (11-7-4, +110 moneyline odds) at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Jets to win vs Wild -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

Jets vs. Wild Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Jets (-130)
  • Underdog: Wild (+110)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Jets vs. Wild Quick Facts

  • Winnipeg has combined with its opponent to put up more than 5.5 goals in 12 of 20 games this season.
  • Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 11 of 22 games this season.
  • These two clubs combine to average 6.2 goals per game, 0.7 more than the total set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.2 less than the 5.7 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Jets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Jets Season Stat Insights

  • The Jets’ 3.3 average goals per game add up to 66 total, which makes them the 15th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • On defense, Winnipeg is one of the best squads in league action, conceding 56 total goals to rank third.
  • With a +10 goal differential, they’re ranked fourth-best in the NHL.
  • The 16 power-play goals Winnipeg has scored this season have come on 63 chances, eighth-best in the NHL.
  • The Jets’ offense is sixth the league with a 25.4% power-play conversion rate.
  • Winnipeg has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Jets’ penalty-kill percentage (83.56%) is the league’s seventh-best.
  • The Jets’ players win 53% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the league.
  • Winnipeg has a 12.2% shooting percentage as a team, ranking fifth in the NHL.
  • The Jets’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.2 hits and 16.5 blocked shots per game.

Jets Moneyline

  • Winnipeg has gone 12-5 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
  • Through 15 games with moneyline odds lower than -130 this season, the Jets have won 10 times.
  • The moneyline odds say Winnipeg has a 56.5% chance of winning this game.

Jets Leaders

  • Mark Scheifele: 11 goals and 17 assists
  • Kyle Connor: 11 goals and 14 assists
  • Joshua Morrissey: five goals and 17 assists
  • Connor Hellebuyck: 8-6-0 record, .913 save percentage, 35 goals allowed

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

  • The Wild’s 63 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.
  • Minnesota has allowed 64 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 14th.
  • They have a -1 goal differential, which ranks 15th in the league.
  • Minnesota has put up 21 power-play goals this season, which are the second-most in the NHL (on 81 chances).
  • The Wild have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.93%.
  • Minnesota has scored one shorthanded goal this season (16th among all NHL squads).
  • The Wild’s 28th-ranked penalty kill rate is 74%.
  • The Wild have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.1%).
  • Minnesota’s collective 10.3% shooting percentage ranks 23rd in the league.
  • The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Wild have seven wins in the 13 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Minnesota has won three of its six games when it is the underdog by +110 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Wild have a 47.6% chance to win.

Wild Leaders

  • Kirill Kaprizov: 12 goals and 14 assists
  • Matthew Boldy: 13 goals and 12 assists
  • Marcus Johansson: eight goals and 10 assists
  • Filip Gustavsson: 6-7-2 record, .902 save percentage, 42 goals conceded
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