Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers odds, picks and predictions
The Minnesota Wild (26-24-6) visit the Edmonton Oilers (33-18-2) in a Friday night contest at Rogers Place. Opening faceoff will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Wild vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Minnesota is somehow 1-1-0 despite coughing up 13 goals over its last 2 games. The Wild downed the Vancouver Canucks Monday in a "wild" 10-7 affair as +112 home underdogs, and then dropped a 6-3 contest as +127 road dogs at the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday. Friday's contest is the middle game of a 3-game road trip for a club that is 5-1-0 across its last half-dozen games away from home.
The Oilers have also been leaky defensively of late. They are coming off a 6-5 overtime loss as -140 home favorites to the Boston Bruins Wednesday. Though still ranked 12th in the NHL with a goals-against average of 2.94, Edmonton has yielded 4.33 goals per game since Feb. 10.
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Wild at Oilers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:18 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Wild +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Oilers -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-145) | Oilers -1.5 (+120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
Wild at Oilers projected goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (11-10-3, 2.96 GAA, .897 SV%) vs. Calvin Pickard (7-2-0, 2.48 GAA, .910 SV%)
Fleury registered a clunker against the Jets Tuesday. He allowed 5 goals in that start and owns a shaky .811 SV% across his last 80 minutes of action.
Pickard last tended goal Saturday, allowing 3 goals on 27 shots in a 4-3 OT win at the Dallas Stars. He owns an .878 SV% since 2017.
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Wild at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 3, Wild 2
Moneyline
PASS. We can find better relative value in Minnesota plus a cushion.
Puck line/Against the spread
Over its last 9 games, Minnesota is 9-of-22 (40.9%) on the power play. Edmonton has recently struggled on the penalty kill and likely will not have any advantage in the goaltender matchup.
The Wild have looked like an improved team the last 5 weeks or so. Since the break, they have been winning the tussle for 5-on-5 high-danger looks. Add in the club's PP and a likable Under, and the visitors have some value on this PL.
TAKE MINNESOTA +1.5 (-145).
Over/Under
The total has gone Under in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Both sides have some actual-vs.-expected goal numbers that would make for a lean on fewer goals in their games. Recent offensive surges have been helped along by high-shot percentages, which are often not repeatable long term.
TAKE THE UNDER 6.5 (+105).
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