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The Minnesota Wild have been made -245 favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets (+200) playing on home ice on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $28.16
Wild to win vs Blue Jackets -245
Wild vs. Blue Jackets Game Info & Betting Lines
- Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: ESPN+
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Venue: Xcel Energy Center
- Favorite: Wild (-245)
- Underdog: Blue Jackets (+200)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Wild vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts
- Of Minnesota’s 82 games last season, 39 finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals.
- Columbus played 42 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
- The teams combined to score 5.9 goals per game, 0.6 fewer than this one’s over/under.
- Combined, these teams conceded 6.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than this one’s over/under.
- The Wild were 21st in goals scored in the league, and the Blue Jackets were 24th.
- This game features the league’s 31st-ranked (Blue Jackets) and 20th-ranked (Wild) teams last season in terms of defense.
Wild vs. Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights
- The Wild ranked 21st in the league last season with 248 goals scored (3.0 per game).
- Defensively, the Wild conceded 260 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 20th in NHL action.
- They had the league’s 18th-ranked goal differential at -12.
- The Blue Jackets had 234 goals last season (2.8 per game), 24th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets allowed 3.6 goals per game (298 in total), 31st in the league.
- Their -64 goal differential was 29th in the league.
Wild vs. Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights
- The Wild had a 25-12 record when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- Minnesota won all four games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -245 or shorter.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wild’s implied win probability is 71.0%.
- The Blue Jackets won 22, or 29.7%, of the 74 games they played as an underdog last season.
- Last season Columbus won five of its 24 games, or 20.8%, when an underdog by at least +200 on the moneyline.
- The Blue Jackets have a 33.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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Wild vs. Blue Jackets Leaders
Wild Leaders
- Kirill Kaprizov was one of Minnesota’s top contributors last season with 96 points. He had 46 goals and 50 assists.
- In 75 games, Matthew Boldy had 29 goals and 40 assists.
- Joel Eriksson Ek’s 64 points last season came via 30 goals and 34 assists.
- Filip Gustavsson (20-18-4) had a 3.1 goals against average and an .899 save percentage (41st in the league).
Blue Jackets Leaders
- Sean Monahan had 26 goals (0.3 per game) and 33 assists (0.4 per game) last season, taking two shots per game and shooting 15.2%. That made him among the leaders for Columbus with 59 total points (0.7 per game).
- Columbus’ Zachary Werenski racked up 57 total points (0.8 per game), with 11 goals and 46 assists.
- Kirill Marchenko had 23 goals and 19 assists for Minnesota.
- Columbus’ Elvis Merzlikins was 13-17-8 last season, conceding 130 goals (3.4 goals against average) with an .897 save percentage (47th in the league).
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