Oilers vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 2

The Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at Rogers Place on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Oilers (-148) versus Wild (+124) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Edmonton earned a 4-0 road victory against the Seattle Kraken in its last game on Nov. 29. Four Oilers skaters had two points each, including Connor McDavid (one goal and one assist) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (one goal and one assist).

Minnesota was at home for its last game on Nov. 29, and fell to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2, losing a shootout 3-2. Kirill Kaprizov (one goal) and Danila Yurov (one assist) were among the four Wild skaters who collected one point each in that outing.

Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Tuesday's contest.

Oilers vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Oilers 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Wild Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Oilers-Wild game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-148)
• Underdog: Wild (+124)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers have gone 9-10 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Edmonton has put together a 6-6 record (winning 50.0% of its games).
• The Oilers have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• In 14 of 26 matches this season, Edmonton and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been made an underdog 15 times this season, and won nine, or 60.0%, of those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 4-2 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Wild, based on the moneyline, is 44.6%.
• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 11 of 26 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has scored the ninth-most goals in the NHL (81 total, 3.1 per game).
• The Oilers rank 30th in goals against, giving up 93 total goals (3.6 per game) in league play.
• Its -12 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
• The 19 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season (on 63 power-play chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
• Edmonton's 30.16% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Oilers have scored two shorthanded goals this season (11th among NHL squads).
• Edmonton has the league's 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.56%).
• Edmonton wins the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.1%.
• The Oilers have an 11% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 74 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Wild's total of 71 goals allowed (2.7 per game) is ninth in the league.
• Its +3 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The Wild have 22 power-play goals (on 91 chances), second in the NHL.
• Minnesota's power-play percentage (24.18) puts the team seventh in the league.
• This season, the Wild have two shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• The 79.03% penalty-kill percentage of Minnesota is 22nd in the league.
• At 47.8%, Minnesota has the NHL's 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Wild are 22nd in the league.