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The Florida Panthers (19-11-2) tangle with the Minnesota Wild (20-7-4) in a Wednesday night contest in Minneapolis. The opening faceoff from the Xcel Energy Center will be at 9:30 p.m. (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Panthers vs. Wild odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Minnesota leads 1-0
Florida is wrapping up a 5-game road swing. A 6-5 victory at the Edmonton Oilers Monday lifted the Panthers to a 2-2-0 record on the voyage. Overall, Florida is 10-6-1 on road ice.
Minnesota is playing game No. 4 of a 5-game home stand. The Wild last played Sunday, dropping a 3-2 decision against the Vegas Golden Knights. They are 1-2-0 thus far on the home stand and 8-5-1 at home overall.
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Panthers at Wild odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 6:31 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Panthers -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Wild +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Panthers -1.5 (+170) | Wild +1.5 (-210)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Panthers at Wild projected goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky (14-6-1, 2.97 GAA, .889 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (6-1-1, 2.51 GAA, .909 SV%)
Bobrovsky started Monday’s tilt in Edmonton and allowed 5 goals. The veteran netminder has run hot and cold over recent weeks. He’s allowed 9 goals over his last 2 starts.
Fleury last played Saturday, stopping 21 of 22 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He owns a .921 SV% across 3 games this month.
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Panthers at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Panthers 4, Wild 3
Moneyline
This one simply comes down to how you feel about the 2 defenses vs. the numbers they’ve posted so far. Per Hockey-Reference.com, Minnesota leads the NHL with a .941 SV% in 5-on-5 play. Florida’s .902 mark ranks 31st in that same measure.
Peg both sides as due for market corrections. Shot-type and puck-possession analytics are bullish on the Panther defense and bearish on the Wild’s.
BACK FLORIDA (-145).
Puck line/Against the spread
No interest. STEER CLEAR.
Over/Under
The Over has gone 7-2-1 across the last 10 series meetings.
The goalie match-up may have been a terrific one five years ago, but it creates an Over lean these days.
Florida has banged out 5-plus goals 5 times over its last 11 games. Minnesota has yielded 3.80 goals per game over its last 5 contests. And the Wild defense has killed off just 7 of its last 13 penalties.
The OVER 5.5 (-105) is the value side here.
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