Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Vegas Golden Knights sports betting odds and lines, with NHL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Winnipeg Jets (34-28-6) host the Vegas Golden Knights (37-23-8) Friday at Bell MTS Place for an 8 p.m. ET puck drop. We analyze the Golden Knights-Jets sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Golden Knights at Jets: Projected starting goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Connor Hellebuyck

Fleury draws back in for Vegas after giving up four goals on just 17 shots in a loss to the Los Angeles Kings Sunday. The accomplished veteran is 26-15-5 with a .906 save percentage and 2.76 goals against average through 46 starts and a relief appearance.

Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 26 shots in a win over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday to improve to 28-21-5 on the season with a .920 SV% and 2.64 GAA through 53 starts and two relief appearances.


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Golden Knights at Jets: Odds, picks and betting tips

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Odds last updated at 9:20 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Jets 2, Golden Knights 1

Moneyline (ML)

Take the value with the JETS (+120) on home ice. Both teams are coming off victories, with the Jets topping the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Tuesday and the Golden Knights (-143) blanking the New Jersey Devils 3-0 Tuesday. Winnipeg is 18-14-3 at home for the season, while Vegas is 15-12-4 on the road.

The Jets earned a 4-3 overtime victory Nov. 2 in Vegas in the season’s first head-to-head meeting.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Jets to win in regulation, overtime or a shootout returns a profit of $12.

Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

PASS on the spread for the underdog Jets (+1.5, -228) in favor of the more profitable moneyline play. Vegas is 14-17 ATS on the road this season, while Winnipeg is 17-18 ATS at home, but the hosts are a more rewarding bet while backing them to win outright. Each of the Jets’ last three losses came by just single goals.

Over/Under (O/U)

Take the UNDER 5.5 (+115) with both teams starting their No. 1 goaltender. Vegas is clinging to top spot in the Pacific Division, while Winnipeg is fighting for a Western Conference wild-card berth. Expect a playoff atmosphere. Both teams have been favoring the Under of late, as well. The Jets went 2-7-1 against the O/U across their last 10 games. The Knights went 4-5-1.

Esten’s NHL betting record: 271-253

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