The Toronto Maple Leafs, led by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, are preparing to take the ice against Mikael Granlund, Zach Parise, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center for an East-West tilt. CBC Sports will broadcast the game, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 1.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild Odds
Minnesota (+100) is currently the underdog to Toronto (-120), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Toronto is 18-8 straight up (SU) and has netted 6.5 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 26 regular season contests, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just three have pushed. The Leafs are 9-3 SU as an away team in 2018-19.
Toronto has converted on 27.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-5 among NHL teams. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 16th out of 31 teams, and it’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of its penalties..
Sporting a .932 save percentage and 30.5 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (14-7) has been the best option in goal for Toronto this year. If head coach Mike Babcock chooses to rest him, however, Toronto may roll with Garret Sparks (4-1), who has a .924 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Minnesota is 14-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 25 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just three have pushed. This year, the team is 8-5 SU at home.
The Wild have converted on just 22.0 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
Devan Dubnyk has stopped 27.6 shots per game as the top netminder in the crease for the Wild. Dubnyk has 10 wins, nine losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has recorded a pedestrian 2.65 goals against average and a .913 save percentage this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in three of Toronto’s last five games.
- Nine of Toronto’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-3 in those games.
- Toronto skaters recorded 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Wild forced 16.9 hits per matchup.
