Wild vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 27

Both the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Blackhawks are underdogs on the road, at +180, and the Wild are -218.

Minnesota fell 4-3 in overtime at home in its last game on Jan. 24 against the Florida Panthers. The Wild got two points each out of Kirill Kaprizov (one goal and one assist) and Matthew Boldy (one goal and one assist).

Chicago's last game was a home loss, 5-1, against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 25. Ilya Mikheyev (one assist) and Wyatt Kaiser (one assist) were among the three Blackhawks players who collected one point each in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which squad will secure the win in Tuesday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 3 - Blackhawks 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.08 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Blackhawks game.

• Favorite: Wild (-218)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+180)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the 30 times this season the Wild have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 15-15 in those games.
• Minnesota has had moneyline odds set at -218 or shorter in only one game this season, and won.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Wild's implied win probability is 68.6%.
• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 28 of 53 games this season.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• The Blackhawks have been listed as an underdog 49 times this season, and won 21, or 42.9%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 6-6, a 50.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +180 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blackhawks have a 35.7% chance to win.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 52 games this season.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 14th in the league with 168 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Wild have given up 151 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking 10th in league play for the fewest goals against.
• Its +17 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.
• The 43 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season are third-best in the NHL (on 178 power-play chances).
• Minnesota is seventh in the league with a 24.16% power-play conversion rate.
• The Wild have capitalized with four shorthanded goals this season (13th among NHL squads).
• Minnesota's 76.3% penalty-kill success rate ranks 27th in the league.
• Minnesota has the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.6%.
• The Wild have an 11% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 15th in the league.

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago has 138 goals this season (2.6 per game), 27th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks allow 3.1 goals per game (160 in total), 19th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -22, the team is 26th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have 30 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 146 chances.
• Chicago's power-play percentage (20.55) ranks the team 16th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have four shorthanded goals (13th in NHL).
• At 85.37%, Chicago has the No. 1 penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Chicago is 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.2%).
• The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is 20th in the league.