Wild vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 8

The Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken -- both coming off defeats -- will meet on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The Kraken are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +114, and the Wild are -135.

Minnesota was handed a 4-2 defeat on the road its last time out on Dec. 6 against the Vancouver Canucks. Mats Zuccarello (one goal and one assist) and Matthew Boldy (one goal and one assist) each had two points for the Wild.

Seattle lost 4-3 at home against the Detroit Red Wings in its last game on Dec. 6. Adam Larsson's two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup led the Kraken.

Here's our pick for who will secure the victory in Monday's game.

Wild vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Kraken 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Kraken Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Kraken game.

• Favorite: Wild (-135)
• Underdog: Kraken (+114)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been victorious in five of their 13 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (38.5%).
• Minnesota is 3-6 (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 57.4% in this contest.
• Minnesota's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 13 times.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have won eight, or 38.1%, of the 21 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Seattle has a record of 6-10 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Kraken, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.
• Seattle's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 11 of 26 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 26th in the NHL with 78 goals scored (2.7 per game).
• Defensively, the Wild are one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, allowing 79 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank ninth.
• Its goal differential (-1) ranks 16th in the league.
• The 23 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season are third-best in the NHL (on 101 power-play chances).
• Minnesota ranks 10th in the league with a 22.77% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 13th among NHL squads.
• Minnesota kills 81.16% of opponent power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 47.1% of its faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.
• The Wild shoot 9.7% as a team (28th in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• With 66 goals (2.5 per game), Seattle has the NHL's 32nd-ranked offense.
• The Kraken concede 2.9 goals per game (76 in total), the seventh-fewest in the league.
• Its -10 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• With 12 power-play goals (on 77 chances), the Kraken are 29th in the NHL.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (15.58) puts the team 25th in the league.
• This season, the Kraken have one shorthanded goal (21st in NHL).
• The 64.79% penalty-kill percentage of Seattle is 32nd in the NHL.
• Seattle is 31st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (45.6%).
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Kraken is 19th in the league.