Mammoth vs. Lightning NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 24

The Utah Mammoth and Tampa Bay Lightning -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will meet on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Mammoth (-142) versus Lightning (+120) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Utah fell in a 5-3 loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 22 against the Seattle Kraken. The Mammoth got two points each out of Mikhail Sergachev (two assists) and Logan Cooley (two goals).

Tampa Bay lost 6-3 on the road against the Colorado Avalanche in its last game on Oct. 23. The Lightning got two points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Jake Guentzel (two goals) and Charle-Edouard D'Astous (one goal and one assist).

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

Mammoth vs. Lightning Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Utah Mammoth and Tampa Bay Lightning, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Mammoth 4 - Lightning 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Mammoth vs. Lightning Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Mammoth-Lightning matchup.

• Favorite: Mammoth (-142)
• Underdog: Lightning (+120)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• In the nine times this season the Mammoth have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 6-3 in those games.
• Utah is 3-2 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (60.0% win percentage).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Mammoth have an implied probability of 58.7% to win.
• In six games this season, Utah and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Lightning Betting Insights

• The Lightning lost the only game they played as an underdog this season.
• Tampa Bay has not had a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +120.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Lightning.
• Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in four of 10 games this season.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah has scored the eighth-most goals in the NHL (41 total, 3.7 per game).
• The Mammoth have given up 36 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 22nd in NHL play in goals against.
• It has the league's ninth-best goal differential at +5.
• The 15 power-play goals the Mammoth have recorded this season (on 39 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Utah leads the league with a 38.46% power-play conversion rate.
• The one shorthanded goal the Mammoth have scored this season rank 10th among NHL squads.
• Utah kills 66.67% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Utah has the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 53.4%.
• The Mammoth connect on 12.2% of their shots (11th in the league).

Lightning Key Stats

• With 34 goals (3.4 per game), Tampa Bay has the league's 13th-ranked offense.
• The Lightning have one of the best defenses in the NHL, conceding 29 total goals (2.9 per game), seventh in the NHL.
• Its +5 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The Lightning have five power-play goals (24th in NHL) on 37 chances.
• Tampa Bay has the league's 27th-ranked power-play percentage (13.51%).
• At 77.78%, Tampa Bay has the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Tampa Bay wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 20th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 11.3% shooting percentage of the Lightning is 15th in the league.