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Minnesota Wild at LA Kings odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Minnesota Wild at LA Kings odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Minnesota Wild (18-4-4) take on the LA Kings (15-8-3) Saturday evening. Puck drop from Crypto.com Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Wild vs. Kings odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Kings lead 1-0

Minnesota is runnin’ Wild after its fifth straight victory Friday. The Wild tamed the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 as -197 road favorites. RW Kirill Kaprizov scored his 17th goal of the season, and C Marco Rossi put a couple in the net to give him 9 on the year. The Wild are playing good hockey, and coupled with Winnipeg’s slide, the Wild now lead the Central Division.

The Kings are rollin’ as well, winners of 4 straight after a 3-2 comeback win over the Dallas Stars Wednesday. They got down 2-0 after a period and scored the final 3 goals of the game with LW Warren Foegele scoring the winner early in the third.

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Wild at Kings 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 1:45 p.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Wild +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Kings -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
  • Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-185) | Kings -1.5 (+150)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Wild at Kings projected goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury (5-0-1, 2.64 GAA, .905 SV%) vs. David Rittich (10-6-0, 2.45 GAA, .891 SV%)

The Flower makes his first start since Nov. 29, when he beat the Chicago Blackhawks and stopped 21 of 23 fired his way. He has won 5 straight starts and allowed 12 goals combined in the process. The Kings roughed him up in 2 starts last season, both losses, to a tune of a 7.02 GAA and .756 SV%.

Rittich has been really good. If you take away a 7-goal outing against San Jose Nov. 25, he allowed 11 goals in his last 8 starts. Aside from that 7-goal clunker, he has not allowed more than 2 goals in any start since October.

Wild at Kings picks and predictions

Prediction

Kings 3, Wild 2

Moneyline

If Minnesota wasn’t on a back-to-back with its backup in net, it would be favored, or this would at least be a -110 pick ’em. I think this goes to overtime, and the Kings outlast it.

Though I don’t love the price, the KINGS -160 are the play.

Puck line/Against the spread

I’m going with KIRILL KAPRIZOV UNDER 3.5 SHOTS (-115) here. The Kings are a heavy, defense-oriented team that held him to 1 SOG in the first meeting this season. He will be a focus again Saturday.

Over/Under

The juice went onto the Under as this was being published. And that’s where I was leaning. The Wild are 4-6 O/U in their last 10, and the Kings are 2-7-1. Both goalies are playing really well, and I don’t see either of them surrendering the 4 goals required to cash an Over.

Take the UNDER 5.5 (-115).

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Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Wednesday’s Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Minnesota Wild (34-27-8) take on the Los Angeles Kings (35-22-11) Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. Puck drop is set for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

After running wild on the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 Tuesday night, Minnesota comes up the 5 freeway into Los Angeles. LW Kirill Kaprizov scored his 36th goal of the season in the victory. He has goals in 5 straight games and has 10 goals in 9 games this month. The Wild have won 4 of 5 and sit 3 points out of the final Wild Card spot in the West.

The Kings are holding tightly to their 3rd-place playoff spot in the Pacific. The Vegas Golden Knights are 2 points behind them and sit in the final Wild Card. So there is quite the logjam and potential pitfall in the West. The Kings have cascaded wins and losses in their last 8 games. They’re coming off a 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night as C Anze Kopitar tickled the twine twice. Say that fast, 10 times.

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Wild at Kings odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:22 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Wild +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Kings -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
  • Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-200) | Kings -1.5 (+165)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Wild at Kings projected goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury (16-11-4, 2.67 GAA, .906 SV%, 2 SO) vs. David Rittich (10-5-3, 2.29 GAA, .916%, 2 SO)

“The Flower” has been amazing in March at 4-1-1 with a 1.64 GAA and .936 SV%. He has stopped 147 of 157 shots fired his way. He faced the Kings early in the season and allowed 5 goals on 25 shots, but the 39-year-old is on his game right now.

Rittich is feast or famine. He has 2 shutouts this month, and he has allowed 4+ goals 4 times. He’s 4-3-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .898 SV% in 7 March starts. He has not faced the Wild this year.

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Wild at Kings picks and predictions

Prediction

Wild 4, Kings 2

Moneyline

It probably won’t receive the fanfare, but this is the game of the night and maybe the game of the week because these 2 are battling it out for a playoff spot. If the Wild wins, the Kings could fall all the way to the 2nd Wild Card spot where Minnesota and the St. Louis Blues are hovering on the outside looking in.

Fleury and “Kirill the Thrill” are the keys here. Both teams are on back-to-backs, and while the Kings are at home, the Wild are playing much better hockey and are showing the desperation needed to get in the playoffs. Take the WILD +155.

Puck line/Against the spread

Insurance for the Wild is far too expensive, so let’s try to bang out a prop bet. As mentioned, Kaprizov has scored in 5 straight games and has 10 goals in 9 games. He’s the best player on the ice Wednesday, and he’s playing like it. And you’re going to give us +160 for him to score again on Wednesday?

LA has a great defense, but he beat it in the game earlier this season. Take KIRILL KAPRIZOV ANYTIME GOAL +160.

Over/Under

Over! The Kings’ goaltending is far too inconsistent, and quite frankly, I expected to see a 6.5 here. The final score of the last meeting was 7-3, and we’ve had 6+ in 5 of the last 9 meetings.

Take the OVER 5.5 (-115).

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