Wild vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 11

Both the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators are coming off a defeat, heading into their meeting at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Wild solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Predators are at +114.

Minnesota suffered a 5-4 loss on the road its last time out on April 9 against the Dallas Stars. Mats Zuccarello had three points (three assists) for the Wild.

Nashville's last game was a road loss, 4-1, against the Utah Mammoth on April 9. Three Predators skaters recorded one point each in that matchup, including Zachary L'Heureux (one assist) and Brady Skjei (one assist).

Before this matchup, here is who we project to bring home the win in Saturday's hockey game.

Wild vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Predators Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Predators game.

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

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild are 26-20 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Minnesota is 15-16 (winning 48.4% of the time).
• The Wild have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In 40 games this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have been an underdog 52 times, and won 20, or 38.5%, of those games.
• Nashville is 13-24 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Predators.
• Nashville has played 34 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 261 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the 10th-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Wild have conceded 225 total goals (2.8 per game), the fifth-fewest in NHL play.
• It has the league's seventh-best goal differential at +36.
• The 64 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season (on 251 power-play chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• Minnesota's 25.5% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Wild have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota has the league's 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.21%).
• Minnesota wins 46.8% of its faceoffs (30th in NHL).
• The Wild make 11.3% of their shots (13th in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• With 234 goals (3.0 per game), Nashville has the league's 19th-ranked offense.
• The Predators concede 3.3 goals per game (258 in total), 25th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -24, the team is 23rd in the league.
• With 53 power-play goals (on 230 chances), the Predators are 11th in the NHL.
• Nashville's power-play percentage (23.04) puts the team 12th in the league.
• The Predators have eight shorthanded goals (fifth in league).
• Nashville's has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (81.93%).
• Nashville wins 50.5% of faceoffs, 14th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.6% shooting percentage of the Predators is 21st in the league.