Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers Betting Pick & Prediction 12/8/23

Don’t miss out on the NHL showdown between the Wild and Oilers. The game is starting at 9:00 ET on BSN, and it’s hosted by the Oilers at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. Get ready to place your bets! This Western conference matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals, and the Oilers are favored to win at home vs. the Wild.

MINNESOTA WILD VS EDMONTON OILERS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Edmonton Oilers -1.5

This game will be played at Rogers Place at 9:00 ET on Friday, December 8th.

WHY BET THE EDMONTON OILERS:

• With a 1.5-goal advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Oilers to secure a 4-3 victory.
• Take the Oilers on the moneyline
• On the spread, we like Wild (+1.5)

Can the Wild Offense Score Enough on the Road?

This season, the Wild have put together an overall record of 9-11-4. When playing on the road, Minnesota has gone 4-7-2, while their home record stands at 5-4-2. At the moment, they hold the 7th spot in the Western Central division and are ranked 11th in the Western conference.

In terms of the puck line, Minnesota are 13-11. When playing on the road against the puck line, they are 7-6, while their overall home performance is 6-5. For the season, Minnesota’s games have finished with an average of 6.6 goals per game. Their average over/under line for the season is 6.3. Overall, the Wild have an over/under record of 13-10-1.

Across their last three road contests, Minnesota has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 2-1. Their overall mark in these games was 2-1, while averaging 3 goals per game.

On offense, the Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game which is 24th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 23rd in the league. Coming into the game, the Wild have 7-5 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 2-6.

The leading scorer for Minnesota’s offense is Joel Eriksson Ek. Coming into the game he has 12 goals, ranking 26th in the NHL. In addition to his goal scoring, Eriksson Ek has 7 assists this season.

The Oilers defense is currently 29th in goals allowed. Opponents are averaging 28.8 shots per game against Edmonton. In terms of shutouts, they come into the game ranked 20th with 1 shutouts.

Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury comes into the game having made nine starts this season. So far, his record is 4-4 and he has a save percentage of 88.4%.

Can the Edmonton Offense Score Enough at Home?

Coming into their game vs. Wild, the Oilers have a 10-12-1 record. They hold a 6-4-1 record when playing at home, and they have gone 4-8-0 on the road. This record has them sitting 6th in the Western Pacific division and 13th in the Western conference.

Regarding the puck line, Edmonton comes in with a 8-15 record. On the road against the puck line, they are 4-8, while their home record is 4-7. The average goal total for Edmonton’s games is sitting at 7. The average over/under line for the season is 6.7. The Oilers come in with an over/under record of 13-8-2.

When looking at their past three matchups at home, Edmonton has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 3 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.

On offense, the Oilers are averaging 3.4 goals per game which is 16th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 16th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Oilers offense is 9th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 14th in the NHL.

Edmonton’s current leading scorer is Zach Hyman. This season, he has 15 goals, which puts him 8th in the NHL. Hyman also comes into the game with 11 assists.

Edmonton defense takes on the Wild ranked 29th in goals allowed. On average, opponents are averaging 28.8 shots per game against Edmonton. They alsso are 20th in shutouts, with 1 shutouts.

Heading into this matchup vs. Minnesota, goalie Stuart Skinner has started 17 games in this season. His current record is 9-7, and his save percentage stands at 88.9%.