Wild vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 5

The Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Wild solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Red Wings are at +110.

Minnesota claimed a 4-1 victory on the road its last time out on April 4 against the Ottawa Senators. The Wild were led by Mats Zuccarello (two assists) and Ryan Hartman (two goals).

Detroit lost 4-1 on the road against the New York Rangers in its most recent game on April 4. Three Red Wings players had one point each in that outing, including David Perron (one goal) and James van Riemsdyk (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's a peek at which club we predict will come out on top in Sunday's action on the ice.

Wild vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

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

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Wild vs. Red Wings Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Wild (-130)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+110)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been victorious in 24 of their 44 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (54.5%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Minnesota is 18-17 (winning 51.4% of the time).
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this contest.
• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 37 of 75 games this season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have won 20 of the 37 games, or 54.1%, in which they've been an underdog.
• This season Detroit has won 14 of its 28 games, or 50.0%, when it's the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
• Detroit has played 30 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 13th in the league with 247 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Wild have allowed 214 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking fourth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's sixth-best goal differential at +33.
• The 60 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 243 power-play chances.
• Minnesota ranks fourth in the league with a 24.69% power-play conversion rate.
• The six shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 12th among NHL squads.
• Minnesota kills 78.68% of opponent power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.8% of its faceoffs to rank 30th in the NHL.
• The Wild make 11.1% of their shots (16th in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit has 219 goals this season (2.9 per game), 22nd in the league.
• The Red Wings concede 3.0 goals per game (226 in total), the ninth-fewest in the NHL.
• it has the 17th-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• The Red Wings have 52 power-play goals (10th-most in NHL) on 235 chances.
• Detroit has the league's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (22.13%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Red Wings have two.
• Detroit's has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.55%).
• At 50.7%, Detroit has the league's 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Red Wings is 27th in the league.