Wild vs. Jets Prediction and Odds (Minnesota Looking to Stay Hot)

The Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets are set to face-off for the second time this month on Wednesday night.

The Jets blanked the Wild by a final score of 2-0 in February 8th, and now the two teams return to Winnipeg for a rematch. Since that last game, the Jets have gone 1-1-1 with an overtime loss to the Stars, and regulation win over the Predators, and a loss to the Blackhawks.

Meanwhile, the Wild have secured wins over the Hurricanes and the Red Wings.

Let's take a look at the odds via WynnBET for tonight's Central Division showdown.

Wild vs. Jets Odds and Total

Moneyline:

• Wild -140
• Jets +120

Puck line:

• Wild -1.5 (+175)
• Jets +1.5 (-200)

Total:

• 6 (Over -115/Under -105)

Wild vs. Jets Betting Trends

• The UNDER is 4-2 in the Wild's last six games.
• Wild are 8-1 in their last nine games.
• Wild are 8-3 in last 11 games vs. Jets.
• The OVER is 8-2 in the Jets' last 10 games at home.

Wild vs. Jets Prediction and Pick

The Minnesota Wild are an extremely hard team to figure out from a betting perspective. They rank in the bottom half of the NHL in virtually every single advanced analytic that you look at, but they do the simple things right. They rank second in shooting percentage and third in save percentage over each team's last 25 games. You can throw all analytics out the window if a team can shooting accurately and can stop their opponent's shots. It's really that simple.

With that being said, I tend to believe that over the long term, a team will regress to where their underlying analytics show that they should be.

The Jets have the advantage in CORSI percentage and expected goals for per 60 minutes, so I'd lean towards them as home underdogs tonight.

Lean: Jets +120

Iain is 31-27-1 (+2.26 units) with his NHL picks in 2022. Check out his detailed record here.