The Winnipeg Jets (10-6-1) travel to meet the Vancouver Canucks (8-12-1) on Sunday for a 10 p.m. ET puck drop at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Below we analyze the Jets-Canucks NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Jets at Canucks: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Jets -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Canucks -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Jets +1.5 (-275) | Canucks -1.5 (+225)
- Over/Under: 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Jets at Canucks: Projected starting goalies
Connor Hellebuyck (7-5-1, 2.61 GAA, .916 SV%) at Thatcher Demko (4-7-1, 3.31 GAA, .901 SV%)
Hellebuyck is confirmed for Sunday’s start, and he’ll look to get it right in his second time facing Vancouver. In a game at MTS Bell Centre Jan. 30, he coughed up three goals on 38 shots in a 4-1 loss. Hellebuyck has alternated wins and losses in regulation across his past six starts dating back to Feb. 4, and he lost last time out in Edmonton Wednesday. That might be a good sign heading into this one if the trend continues.
Demko is projected as Vancouver’s backstop. He was on the short end of a 2-0 shutout against the Jets on Friday, but he acquitted himself well, allowing just one goal on 30 shots. And he was on the opposite end of that Jan. 30 game in Winnipeg, turning aside 23 of the 24 shots he faced in a win head-to-head with Hellebuyck.
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Jets at Canucks: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Jets 3, Canucks 1
Money line (ML)
The JETS (-105) are slight underdogs on the road against the Canucks (-110), and the difference might just be goaltending. Laurent Brossoit shut down the Vancouver offense in Friday’s 2-0 win by the Jets, and now Hellebuyck will get his shot. The goaltending for Winnipeg has just been more consistent overall than the combination of Demko and Braden Holtby in Vancouver.
In addition, the Jets have won five straight meetings in this series, and 16 of the past 21 overall in this series.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Jets +1.5 (-275) are worth playing on the money line, but AVOID them on the puck line. Laying nearly three times your potential return just for a little insurance is foolish.
Over/Under (O/U)
The lean is to the UNDER 5.5 (-110), despite the fact these teams have some high-octane offenses. Still, Hellebuyck should be able to hold the Canucks in check just like Brossoit did in the two-game set opener. And when the Under cashed Friday, that was the fifth consecutive time the Under has cashed in this series.
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