Wild vs. Senators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 13

Both the Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. The Senators are slight underdogs, at +102, and the Wild are -122.

Minnesota won 5-2 at home its last time out on Dec. 11 against the Dallas Stars. Matthew Boldy's three points (one goal and two assists) led the Wild.

In its last game on Dec. 11, Ottawa earned a 6-3 road victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Senators got three points apiece out of three players in that outing, including Dylan Cozens (three assists) and Drake Batherson (one goal and two assists).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Saturday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Senators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 2 - Wild 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.02 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Senators Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Wild-Senators matchup.

• Favorite: Wild (-122)
• Underdog: Senators (+102)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the 14 times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 6-8 in those games.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter, Minnesota has compiled a 6-6 record (winning 50.0% of its games).
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 55.0% in this contest.
• Minnesota's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 14 times.

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have been listed as an underdog eight times this season, and won three of those games.
• Ottawa has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +102 or more and is 3-4 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Senators have a 49.5% chance to win.
• Ottawa has played 19 games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 87 total goals (2.8 per game) make it the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Wild have allowed 82 total goals (2.6 per game), the seventh-fewest in league action.
• Its +5 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The 23 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 107 power-play chances).
• Minnesota has the league's 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.5%).
• The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th among NHL squads).
• Minnesota kills 79.45% of opponent power plays, the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota wins 47.1% of its faceoffs (25th in NHL).
• The Wild have a 10% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 23rd in the league.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa has 93 goals this season (3.1 per game), 14th in the NHL.
• The Senators' total of 99 goals conceded (3.3 per game) is 20th in the NHL.
• Its -6 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
• The Senators have 24 power-play goals (on 95 chances), third in the NHL.
• Ottawa scores on 25.26% of its power plays, No. 6 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Senators have one.
• The 69.88% penalty-kill percentage of Ottawa is 31st in the league.
• Ottawa wins 56.9% of faceoffs, second-best in the NHL.
• The Senators' 11.4% shooting percentage is 11th in the league.