The Detroit Red Wings (13-9-6) and Minnesota Wild (15-11-2) meet Wednesday at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Wings vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Red Wings allowed just 1 power-play goal in Tuesday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes, but unfortunately Detroit was unable to score any kind of goal in the 1-0 loss.
The Wild picked up a 2-1 win Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers, winning back-to-back games in regulation. Minnesota has scored 2 or more goals in 12 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 15.
This is the 2nd and final meeting of the regular season. Detroit won 2-1 on home ice against Minnesota on Oct. 29.
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Red Wings at Wild odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Red Wings +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Wild -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Wings +1.5 (-120) | Wild -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Red Wings at Wild projected goalies
Alex Nedeljkovic (2-4-2, 4.09 GAA, .880 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (10-7-1, 3.05 GAA, .895 SV%, 1 SO)
Nedeljkovic gets the start after Ville Husso stood on his head Tuesday night in the front end of the back-to-back. Ned has allowed 4 or more goals in 3 straight starts, and 6 of his last 7 outings.
Fleury allowed just 1 goal on 21 shots in Tuesday’s win over the Oilers, avenging a 5-2 loss at Edmonton on Dec. 9 when he coughed up 4 goals on 37 shots. Fleury has allowed 3 or more goals in 6 of his last 7 outings.
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Red Wings at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Wild 4, Red Wings 3
The Wild will cost you over 2 times your potential return against the Red Wings. While the latter played really well against an Eastern Conference contender, playing in a back-to-back is never good news, especially when using a shaky backup tendy.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The RED WINGS +1.5 (-120) are worth a look catching a goal and a half. While, yes, Ned has been shaky for the Red Wings, Flower has been more than giving for the Wild, too.
Also, the Red Wings have covered the puck line in 3 of the last 4 games as an underdog.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (+100) is the lean here.
While the Under has cashed in 6 in a row for the Red Wings, there is risk here. Nedeljkovic has been very giving, and all good things come to an end, like Detroit’s Under run.
The Wild has cashed the Over in 8 of the last 10 games overall, while hitting at a 4-1 clip across the last 5 games against losing teams.
And the Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings overall, while also going 3-1-1 in the previous 5 battles in St. Paul.
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