Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets Betting Pick & Prediction 10/13/24
Planning on watching today’s Wild and Jets game? Catch the action at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB, as the Jets hosts this showdown at 6:00 ET on ESPN+. The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Jets are favored by -1.5 against the Wild in a Central division matchup.
MINNESOTA WILD VS WINNIPEG JETS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Winnipeg Jets -1.5
This game will be played at Canada Life Centre at 6:00 ET on Sunday, October 13th.
WHY BET THE WINNIPEG JETS:
- The Jets enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
- Take the Jets on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Wild (+1.5)
Can Minnesota Pull Off a Road Win?
Minnesota dropped to 1-1-1 with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken. The Wild were favored on the puck line and the pre-game total was set at 6 goals, but the teams combined for 9, surpassing that mark.
After taking a 2-0 lead, the Wild allowed the Kraken to tie it up. Minnesota regained the lead twice, but Seattle answered each time, eventually winning in the shootout.
In their recent 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken, the Wild fired 38 shots on goal, with 4 finding the net. Ryan Hartman scored his first goal of the season, while Matt Boldy added his third, with Boldy also picking up his third assist on Hartman’s goal.
Kirill Kaprizov netted his first goal of the season and added his fourth assist on Boldy’s power-play goal. Mats Zuccarello, who scored earlier in the game, now has two goals this season.
Defensively, the Wild will look to bounce back after giving up 5 goals to Seattle, including 2 in the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves with a save percentage of 88.2%. The Wild also had 32 hits and 2 takeaways. After leading 2-0 early in the second period, they allowed 4 goals, including the game-tying goal at the 3:26 mark in the third.
Is A Home Victory Likely for Favored Winnipeg?
The Jets improved to 2-0-0 with a 2-1 overtime win against the Blackhawks. Winnipeg was favored on the puck line, but couldn’t cover. The total for the game was set at 6 goals, and the combined score of 3 fell well short of that mark.
After trailing 1-0 in the second period, the Jets tied it up in the third with a goal from Mark Scheifele. Scheifele then secured the win with another goal just 38 seconds into overtime.
Mark Scheifele was the lone goal scorer for the Jets in their 2-1 overtime win against the Blackhawks, finding the net twice. He now has three goals on the season. Scheifele took six shots on goal, with his second goal coming just 38 seconds into overtime.
Winnipeg fired 35 shots on goal but didn’t score until the 3rd period, when Scheifele netted his second goal of the season at the 1:04 mark. The Jets had 14 giveaways in the game.
Defensively, the Jets will look to build on their last game, where they allowed just 1 goal to Chicago. Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves and posted a 96.2% save percentage. The Jets’ defense also contributed 5 takeaways, 13 hits, and 10 blocks. The only goal they allowed came at 16:52 in the 2nd period.