Wild vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 24

The Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a victory -- will play on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The bookmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Kraken are at +130.

Minnesota lost 2-1 on the road its last time out on Oct. 22 against the Calgary Flames. The Wild got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Jonas Brodin (one assist) and Nico Sturm (one assist).

Seattle won at home in its last game on Oct. 22, 5-3 over the Utah Mammoth. Brandon Montour (one goal and one assist) and Jordan Eberle (one goal and one assist) each had two points for the Kraken in that outing.

Here is our prediction for who will secure the victory in Saturday's matchup.

Wild vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Kraken 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Kraken Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Wild-Kraken matchup.

• Favorite: Wild (-155)
• Underdog: Kraken (+130)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been victorious in five of their seven games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (71.4%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter, Minnesota is 2-1 (winning 66.7% of the time).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 60.8% to win.
• Minnesota and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in three of 11 games this season.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have been an underdog in 10 games this season, and won six (60.0%).
• Seattle has a record of 2-4 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The Kraken have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Seattle's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals nine of 11 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 15th in the NHL with 32 goals scored (2.9 per game).
• Defensively, the Wild are one of the stingiest units in NHL play, giving up 27 total goals (only 2.4 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its goal differential (+5) makes the team ninth-best in the league.
• The nine power-play goals the Wild have put up this season are seventh-best in the NHL (on 35 power-play chances).
• Minnesota has the league's sixth-best power-play conversion rate (25.71%).
• Minnesota kills 78.38% of opponent power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota has the ninth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.4%.
• The Wild connect on 9.5% of their shots (25th in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• Seattle is sixth in the league in scoring (42 goals, 3.8 per game).
• The Kraken allow 3.4 goals per game (37 in total), 27th in the NHL.
• Its +5 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• With nine power-play goals (on 36 chances), the Kraken are seventh-best in the NHL.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (25.00) puts the team eighth in the league.
• Seattle's has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (68.75%).
• Seattle wins 50.4% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 14.5% shooting percentage of the Kraken is third in the league.