Mammoth vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 17

The Utah Mammoth and Seattle Kraken -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Kraken are underdogs on the road, at +170, and the Mammoth are -205.

Utah won 2-1 at home its last time out on Jan. 15 against the Dallas Stars. The Mammoth got two points each out of Nick Schmaltz (one goal and one assist) and John Marino (one goal and one assist).

Seattle's most recent game was a road loss, 4-2, against the Boston Bruins on Jan. 15. Six Kraken skaters recorded one point each in that outing, including Brandon Montour (one assist) and Vince Dunn (one assist).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Saturday's hockey action.

Mammoth vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Utah Mammoth and Seattle Kraken, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kraken 2 - Mammoth 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.05 goals)
  

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Mammoth vs. Kraken Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Mammoth-Kraken game.

• Favorite: Mammoth (-205)
• Underdog: Kraken (+170)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth are 17-12 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -205 or shorter, Utah is 3-1 (winning 75.0% of the time).
• The Mammoth's implied moneyline win probability is 67.2% in this matchup.
• Utah and its opponent have posted more than 5.5 goals in 24 of 48 games this season.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have won 18, or 43.9%, of the 41 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Seattle has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +170 or more and is 2-5 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 37.0% chance to win.
• Seattle's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 20 of 46 times.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah's 147 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Mammoth have allowed 132 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's sixth-best goal differential at +15.
• The 21 power-play goals the Mammoth have put up this season (on 138 power-play chances) rank 29th in the NHL.
• Utah has the league's 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.22%).
• The Mammoth have scored three shorthanded goals this season (15th among NHL squads).
• Utah's 80.71% penalty-kill success rate ranks 11th in the league.
• Utah has the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 48.9%.
• The Mammoth shoot 10.8% as a team (18th in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• With 126 goals (2.7 per game), Seattle has the NHL's 26th-ranked offense.
• The Kraken have one of the top defenses in the NHL, conceding 131 total goals (2.8 per game), fifth in the NHL.
• Its -5 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• With 30 power-play goals (on 131 chances), the Kraken are 14th in the NHL.
• Seattle has the NHL's eighth-best power-play percentage (22.9%).
• This season, the Kraken have one shorthanded goal (27th in NHL).
• At 70.73%, Seattle has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Seattle is 28th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.8%).
• The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Kraken is 19th in the league.