Mammoth vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 27

A pair of the Western Conference's top clubs meet on Tuesday, Oct. 27 when the fourth-place Utah Mammoth (8-4) host the second-place Minnesota Wild (8-3-2). The Wild are slight underdogs, at +102, and the Mammoth are -122.

Utah won 5-4 at home its last time out on Oct. 24 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Mammoth were led by Vincent Trocheck (two assists) and Dmitriy Simashev (two goals).

Minnesota won on the road in its most recent game on Oct. 25, 4-2 over the Vancouver Canucks. The Wild got two points apiece out of three players in that outing, including Kirill Kaprizov (one goal and one assist) and Quinn Hughes (one goal and one assist).

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

Mammoth vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Utah Mammoth and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

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

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Mammoth vs. Wild Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Mammoth-Wild matchup.

• Favorite: Mammoth (-122)
• Underdog: Wild (+102)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth have been victorious in seven of their 10 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (70.0%).
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter, Utah is 4-3 (winning 57.1% of the time).
• The Mammoth have a 55.0% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Utah's 12 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals seven times.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have won one of the three games in which they've been an underdog.
• This season Minnesota has won one of its three games when it's the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in three of 13 games this season.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah has scored the sixth-most goals in the NHL (46 total, 3.8 per game).
• The Mammoth have given up 40 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 22nd in league play in goals against.
• Its +6 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The 16 power-play goals the Mammoth have put up this season lead the NHL (on 42 power-play chances).
• Utah has a league-best 38.1% power-play conversion rate.
• The Mammoth have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Utah kills 66.67% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Utah wins 54.2% of its faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
• The Mammoth have a 12.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks eighth in the league.

Wild Key Stats

• With 41 goals (3.2 per game), Minnesota has the league's 10th-best offense.
• The Wild have one of the top defenses in the league, giving up 30 total goals (just 2.3 per game), fourth in the NHL.
• It has the fourth-best goal differential in the league at +11.
• With 11 power-play goals (on 42 chances), the Wild are sixth-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota has the NHL's seventh-best power-play percentage (26.19%).
• At 80.49%, Minnesota has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 50.7% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Wild is 24th in the league.