Wild vs. Ducks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 2

The Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks -- both coming off defeats -- will play on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET, at Honda Center in Anaheim. The Ducks are underdogs despite being at home, at +110, and the Wild are -130.

Minnesota fell in a shootout on the road its last time out on Dec. 31 against the San Jose Sharks 4-3, dropping the shootout 2-0 to finish the loss. The Wild got one point apiece out of seven players, including Marcus Foligno (one goal) and Vinnie Hinostroza (one assist).

Anaheim lost 4-3 in overtime at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning in its most recent game on Dec. 31. Five Ducks skaters had one point each in that matchup, including Mason McTavish (one goal) and Ross Johnston (one assist).

As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest by checking out which club we project to capture the win in Friday's game.

Wild vs. Ducks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Ducks 3 - Wild 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.97 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Ducks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Ducks matchup.

• Favorite: Wild (-130)
• Underdog: Ducks (+110)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild are 12-10 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Minnesota is 7-8 (winning 46.7% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Wild's implied win probability is 56.5%.
• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 18 of 41 games this season.

Ducks Betting Insights

• The Ducks have won 15, or 53.6%, of the 28 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• This season Anaheim has won 10 of its 18 games, or 55.6%, when it's the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Ducks.
• Anaheim has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 40 games this season.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 126 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 12th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Wild have given up 106 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking third in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+20) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 30 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 133 power-play chances).
• Minnesota is ninth in the league with a 22.56% power-play conversion rate.
• The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota kills 76.77% of opponent power plays, the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.6% of its faceoffs to rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Wild have an 11% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 14th in the league.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim is seventh in the league in scoring (133 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Ducks concede 3.5 goals per game (141 in total), 31st in the league.
• it has the 21st-ranked goal differential in the league at -8.
• The Ducks have 22 power-play goals (on 129 chances), 16th in the NHL.
• Anaheim scores on 17.05% of its power plays, No. 24 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Ducks have six.
• The 75.57% penalty-kill percentage of Anaheim is 28th in the NHL.
• Anaheim is 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.9%).
• The Ducks' 10.8% shooting percentage is 17th in the league.