The Minnesota Wild (5-5-1) and Los Angeles Kings (7-6-1) meet Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+/Hulu). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Wild kick off a 3-game Pacific Division road trip in Los Angeles. It is looking to bounce back after an ugly 4-0 setback in St. Paul against the Seattle Kraken Thursday.
While Minnesota was blanked for the first time this season, it scored a season-high in goals in a 7-6 home loss in its first meeting with Los Angeles Oct. 15.
The Kings are coming off a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers Saturday, snapping a 2-game losing skid. The Over is 8-2-2 in the past 12 games overall for Los Angeles.
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Wild at Kings odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:03 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wild -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | Kings -108 (bet $108 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild -1.5 (+205) | Kings +1.5 (-260)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Wild at Kings projected goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (5-2-1, 3.41 GAA, .888 SV%) vs. Jonathan Quick (4-4-1, 3.34 GAA, .890 SV%)
Fleury was tagged for 4 goals on just 14 shots and pulled after 20 minutes in the first meeting with the Kings. He was the goalie Thursday, allowing 4 goals on 23 shots in a 4-0 setback to the Kraken. He has allowed 3 or fewer goals in his previous 4 starts.
Quick coughed up 4 goals on 38 shots in a win against the Panthers last time out, and he is now 2-0-1 with a 1.74 GAA in his previous 3 outings. He didn’t face the Wild in the first meeting this season but was 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .934 SV% in 2 starts last season.
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Wild at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 4, Wild 2
Moneyline
The KINGS (-108) are a solid play as short ‘dogs on home ice against the Wild.
Minnesota is 5-2 in the past 7 meetings in this series, but L.A. won 7-6 in the mid-October meeting, and the Kings have won 2 of the past 3 meetings. In addition, the home team has cashed in 17 of the past 25 meetings in this series, which is more than two-thirds of the time (68%).
Puck line/Against the spread
The Kings +1.5 (-260) will cost you more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive if you’re in need of a little bit of insurance and cannot take Los Angeles straight up for some reason.
AVOID.
Over/Under
UNDER 6.5 (-115) is the lean here, although it is a little risky since Fleury and Quick have both been a bit erratic this season with GAAs north of 3.
Still, the Under is 5-1 in the past 6 games overall for the Wild and is 3-1-1 in their last 5 when working on 3 or more days of rest.
The Over has been the dominant trend for the Kings lately, and that’s where the risk comes in. Go as high as a half-unit, but no more.
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