Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames odds, picks, and prediction

Analyzing Monday’s Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Winnipeg Jets (22-19-8) and Calgary Flames (29-13-6) tangle in a 4 p.m. ET Monday game at the Saddledome. Below, we look at the Jets vs. Flames odds and lines and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.

Winnipeg is coming off a Saturday loss to Edmonton, completing a 2-2 homestand. The Jets are 4-2-1 since the All-Star break, and that’s against some decent competition. Since the break, RW Blake Wheeler is the NHL’s top scorer (13 points), and G Connor Hellebuyck has logged a .929 SV%.

The Flames – who lost 4-2 to the Jets in their first meeting this season (Nov. 27) – head into Monday’s game on a nine-game win streak. Calgary has scored 4.33 goals per game over the streak, and 35 of its 39 goals over the stretch have been of the even-strength variety.

Jets at Flames odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:51 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Jets +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Flames -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Jets +1.5 (-130) | Flames -1.5 (+105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -140 | U: +112)

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Jets at Flames projected goalies

Connor Hellebuyck (17-17-7, 2.82 GAA, .913 SV%) vs. Jacob Markstrom (22-10-5, 2.09 GAA, .927 SV%)

Hellebuyck stopped 36 of 39 shots Saturday, yielding one power-play goal along the way. For the season, the 28-year-old has been undone by an .845 SV% in short-handed situations.

Markstrom is 9-1 with a .937 SV% since Jan. 24. He owns a 1.83 GAA at home.

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Jets at Flames odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Flames 3, Jets 1

Money line

AVOID. Figure the true odds for both sides as being buried between these prices.

Against the spread

Puck-possession analytics really back the recent above-water play by Winnipeg. The Flames have been controlling both blue lines and winning a lot of games by 3-plus. let alone 2-plus. There is an Under lean to this contest, but the CALGARY -1.5 (+105) return is worth the risk.

Over/Under

Lost in Calgary’s recent scoring binge is the kind of buttoned-up defense it has been playing. The Flames have yielded just 25.9 shots per game over their last 11 games, including 23.0 SPG across their last four.

With quality goaltending at both ends, BACK THE UNDER 5.5 (+112).

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Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Friday’s Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames NHL odds and lines, with hockey picks, tips and predictions.

The Winnipeg Jets (20-11-2) and Calgary Flames (15-16-3) begin a three-game head-to-head set at Scotiabank Saddledome Friday. Game 1 begins with a 10 p.m. ET puck drop. Below, we analyze the Jets-Flames odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.

The Jets and Flames are second and sixth, respectively, in the seven-team, all-Canadian North Division. Winnipeg leads the season series 3-1-1 but the two haven’t played since Feb. 9.

The Jets come into this set off of back-to-back road wins over the Vancouver Canucks. These three games will wrap up a seven-game road trip.

Calgary just went 1-3 on a four-game road trip and ended it with three straight losses, the final two of which were against the last-place Ottawa Senators. The Flames scored just 2 goals in those three losses.

Jets at Flames: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:05 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Jets +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Flames -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Jets +1.5 (-250) | Flames -1.5 (+200)
  • Over/Under: 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)

Jets at Flames: Projected starting goalies

Connor Hellebuyck (15-9-2, .916 SV%, 2.65 GAA) vs. Jacob Markstrom (12-10-2, .904 SV%, 2.84 GAA)

Hellebuyck stopped 60 of 61 shots in the back-to-back wins over the Canucks. It followed a rare rough stretch for the reigning Vezina Trophy winner in which he allowed 3 or more goals in eight straight games while going 3-4-1. He posted a .903 SV% over 13 games from Feb. 15-March 20.

Markstrom took the loss in both games against the Senators but while stopping 49 of the 53 shots he saw. He returns home where he has a .893 SV% and 2.97 GAA in 12 games played. He’s 2-1-1 with a .896 SV% and 2.94 GAA in four games against the Jets this season.

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Jets at Flames: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Jets 3, Flames 2

Money line (ML)

The JETS (+110) have the edge in the goaltending matchup, especially with Markstrom struggling in his home barn in his first season with the Flames, and they come in as the much better team.

Winnipeg is 7-5-1 this month while Calgary is just 5-6-1 and trending in the wrong direction.

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Against the spread (ATS)

As much as the Flames are struggling in the win-loss column, they’re still 11th in the league for the season in 5-on-5 Corsi For percentage at 51.38%, while the Jets are just 25th (47.30%). There’s a similar discrepancy in scoring chance percentage.

While I like the Jets for the outright upset, PASS on the puck line play as there’s no incentive to lay -250 for the 1-goal cushion in a loss.

Over/Under (O/U)

Lean to the UNDER 6 (-120) with Hellebuyck seemingly returned to Vezina form and the Flames struggling mightily to score goals.

The Flames have played to the Under in three straight games while the Jets are 1-2-1 against the number over their last four games.

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