Gustav Nyquist, Dylan Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings will do battle against Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in an East-West showdown. Fox Sports Detroit will showcase the game, and the action gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 12.
Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
Producing -3.3 units for moneyline bettors, Minnesota is 22-21 straight up (SU) overall in the 2018-19 season. That win percentage, ranked third in the Central Division so far in this young season, is fairly close to what the team managed during last year’s regular season (45-37). Among the team’s 43 games this season, 18 have gone under the total, while 18 have gone over and just four have pushed. The team’s 11-10 SU at home this year.
The Wild have converted on 21.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the league. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked third overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 84.3 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .915 save percentage and 26.3 saves per game, Devan Dubnyk (18-17-3) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Wild this year. If Minnesota chooses to give him the night off, however, the team might roll with Alex Stalock (5-6-6 record, .898 save percentage, 2.75 goals against average).
Detroit has lost 5.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far and is currently 16-30 straight up (SU). Through 46 regular season contests, 23 of its games have gone over the total, while 20 have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As the visiting team, the Red Wings are 7-14 SU so far.
The Red Wings have converted on 17.4 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 20th overall and it’s successfully defended 78.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jimmy Howard (.916 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Detroit. Howard is averaging 29.2 saves per game and has 11 wins, 19 losses, and five OT losses to his credit.
Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Red Wings (2-5 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. The Wild fell short in its only shootout this season.
- The under has hit in three of Minnesota’s last five games.
- Four of Detroit’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 0-4 in those games.
- Detroit skaters notched 19.6 hits per game last season, while the Wild accounted for 16.9 hits per contest.
