Wild vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 15

Two Western Conference teams, residing at different ends of the standings, face one another on Thursday, Jan. 15 when the third-place Minnesota Wild (26-12-9) host the 15th-place Winnipeg Jets (18-22-5). The oddsmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, and the Jets are at +120.

Minnesota suffered a 5-2 defeat at home its last time out on Jan. 12 against the New Jersey Devils. The Wild got one point apiece out of six players, including Marcus Foligno (one goal) and Jonas Brodin (one assist).

In its last game on Jan. 13, Winnipeg secured a 5-4 home victory against the New York Islanders. Three Jets players recorded two points each in that outing, including Kyle Connor (one goal and one assist) and Mark Scheifele (two assists).

Before watching this matchup, here's a peek at which team we think will emerge with the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

Wild vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Jets 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.08 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Jets Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Wild (-142)
• Underdog: Jets (+120)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild are 14-13 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Minnesota is 5-10 (victorious in just 33.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Wild have a 58.7% chance to win.
• Minnesota and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 26 of 47 games this season.

Jets Betting Insights

• This season the Jets have won two of the 17 games, or 11.8%, in which they've been an underdog.
• This season Winnipeg has been at least a +120 underdog on the moneyline eight times, losing each of those contests.
• The Jets have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Winnipeg has played 29 games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 145 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 14th in the league.
• The Wild have allowed 127 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking fifth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +18.
• The 35 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 154 power-play chances.
• Minnesota's 22.73% power-play conversion rate is the ninth-best in the league.
• The three shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 14th among NHL teams.
• Minnesota kills 77.68% of opponent power plays, the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.6% of its faceoffs (30th in NHL).
• The Wild make 10.8% of their shots (18th in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 134 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Jets allow 3.1 goals per game (141 in total), 16th in the league.
• it has the 20th-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• With 24 power-play goals (on 126 chances), the Jets are 21st in the NHL.
• Winnipeg's power-play percentage (19.05) puts the team 19th in the league.
• This season, the Jets have five shorthanded goals (seventh in NHL).
• At 77.86%, Winnipeg has the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 51.1%, Winnipeg has the NHL's 10th-best faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.3%, the Jets are 10th in the league.