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

The Utah Mammoth and Minnesota Wild -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory -- will meet on Friday at 9 p.m. ET, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Wild are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Mammoth are -135.

Utah fell 4-2 at home in its last game on Feb. 25 against the Colorado Avalanche. Dylan Guenther led the Mammoth with two points (two goals).

In its last game on Feb. 26, Minnesota claimed a 5-2 road victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Matthew Boldy had four points (two goals and two assists) in that matchup for the Wild.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which squad we predict will win Friday's game.

Mammoth vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Mammoth 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
  

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Mammoth vs. Wild Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Mammoth (-135)
• Underdog: Wild (+114)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth have won 62.9% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (22-13).
• Utah is 13-8 (victorious in 61.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The Mammoth have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• In 25 of 58 matches this season, Utah and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have been an underdog 24 times, and won 15, or 62.5%, of those games.
• This season Minnesota has won seven of its 11 games, or 63.6%, when it's the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The Wild have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota has played 33 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah's 185 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 15th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Mammoth have given up 161 total goals (2.8 per game), the fifth-fewest in league play.
• It has the league's seventh-best goal differential at +24.
• The 26 power-play goals the Mammoth have scored this season (on 165 power-play chances) rank 32nd in the NHL.
• Utah ranks 31st in the league with a 15.76% power-play conversion rate.
• The Mammoth have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Utah has the league's 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.89%).
• Utah wins 49.3% of its faceoffs (20th in NHL).
• The Mammoth shoot 11.5% as a team (12th in the league).

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota is sixth in the league in scoring (197 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Wild allow 2.8 goals per game (168 in total), the eighth-fewest in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +29, the team is sixth-best in the league in that category.
• With 50 power-play goals (on 195 chances), the Wild are third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota's power-play percentage (25.64) ranks the team sixth in the league.
• The Wild have five shorthanded goals (10th in league).
• The 77.63% penalty-kill percentage of Minnesota is 24th in the league.
• At 46.2%, Minnesota has the league's 31st-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Wild's 11.6% shooting percentage is 11th in the league.