Wild vs. Devils NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 12

The Minnesota Wild (26-11-9) host the New Jersey Devils (22-21-2) on Monday, Jan. 12, with both teams coming off a loss in their last game. The Devils are underdogs away from home, at +145, and the Wild are -175.

Minnesota fell 4-3 in overtime at home in its last game on Jan. 10 against the New York Islanders. Quinn Hughes led the Wild with three points (three assists).

New Jersey lost 4-3 on the road against the Winnipeg Jets in its most recent game on Jan. 11. The Devils got two points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Luke Hughes (two assists) and Cody Glass (two goals).

Prepare for this showdown with a look at who we project to come out on top in Monday's game.

Wild vs. Devils Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 5 - Devils 2
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Devils Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Devils game.

• Favorite: Wild (-175)
• Underdog: Devils (+145)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the 26 times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 14-12 in those games.
• Minnesota is 1-5 (victorious in just 16.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter.
• The Wild have a 63.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 25 of 46 games this season.

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils have been an underdog in 19 games this season, and won 10 (52.6%).
• New Jersey has played as an underdog of +145 or more one time this season and lost that game.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 40.8% chance of victory for the Devils.
• New Jersey's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 19 of 45 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 11th in the league with 143 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• The Wild have given up 122 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fifth in league play for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +21.
• The 34 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 152 power-play chances.
• Minnesota has the league's 10th-best power-play conversion rate (22.37%).
• The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.27%).
• Minnesota wins 46.6% of its faceoffs (29th in NHL).
• The Wild have a 10.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 18th in the league.

Devils Key Stats

• With 115 goals (2.6 per game), New Jersey has the NHL's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Devils' total of 141 goals given up (3.1 per game) is 21st in the league.
• Its -26 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
• The Devils have 23 power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 112 chances.
• New Jersey has the league's 14th-ranked power-play percentage (20.54%).
• The Devils have four shorthanded goals (10th in NHL).
• The 77.59% penalty-kill percentage of New Jersey is 23rd in the league.
• New Jersey is 15th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.2%).
• The 8.6% shooting percentage of the Devils is 31st in the league.