Wild vs Golden Knights Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 10 February 2023
Feb 8, 2023, 9:21PM
The Minnesota Wild square off with the Vegas Golden Knights in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, starting at 12:00pm AEDT.
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Wild vs Golden Knights, as well as the latest betting odds and goalscorer tips, are featured in this article.
Who will win? Wild vs Golden Knights
Based on advanced machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Friday's Golden Knights-Wild NHL game 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model gives the Wild a 52% chance of beating the Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center.
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Minnesota vs Vegas NHL Odds
The latest betting odds in Australia for Friday's NHL clash at Xcel Energy Center are listed below:
- Head to Head: Wild $1.87, Golden Knights $1.95
- Line: Wild -1.5 ($3.10), Golden Knights +1.5 ($1.40)
- Total (Over/Under 5.5 Goals): Over $1.83, Under $2.00
Odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Wild to win at $1.87 and the Golden Knights to win at $1.95.
The Wild are 1.5-goal favourites against the Golden Knights, with odds of $3.10 currrently on offer at bet365.
For the underdog Golden Knights (+1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $1.40.
The Over/Under for total goals scored has been set at 5.5 with PointsBet, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.83 and odds for the Under at $2.00.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, the Golden Knights (+1.5) have a 68% chance of covering the line, while the Over/Under total of 5.5 goals has a 53% chance of going Over.
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Wild vs Golden Knights NHL Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Wild at $1.87 with PointsBet (52% probability)
- Line: Wild -1.5 at 3.10 with bet365 (0.2% edge)
- Total Goals: Over 5.5 at $1.83 with PointsBet (53% probability)
Stats Insider's Wild vs Golden Knights expert tips are based on complex modelling and betting expertise to help you place better bets with your chosen online bookie.
Even though the Golden Knights are more likely to cover the line, our best bet of Wild -1.5 is based on the probability of that happening, as suggested by our predictive analytics model, and the best odds available.
Wild vs Golden Knights NHL Best Bets
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Wild vs Golden Knights Player Props
Who will score the first goal in Wild vs Golden Knights? The data is in.
The most likely first goalscorer and most likely anytime goalscorer for both the Wild and Golden Knights are listed below.
According to Stats Insider, Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov is the most likely player to score the first goal in Wild vs Golden Knights.
Kaprizov has a 7.8% chance of scoring the first goal at Xcel Energy Center, while the Wild star has a 36.3% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for our full list of first and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Wild First Goal Scorer Tips
- Kirill Kaprizov: 7.8% probability
- Mats Zuccarello: 6.3% probability
- Joel Ek: 5.7% probability
- Matthew Boldy: 5.5% probability
- Ryan Hartman: 3.7% probability
Golden Knights First Goal Scorer Tips
- Jack Eichel: 7.1% probability
- Jonathan Marchessault: 5.5% probability
- Reilly Smith: 4.8% probability
- Paul Cotter: 4.4% probability
- Chandler Stephenson: 3.3% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Wild Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Kirill Kaprizov: 36.3% probability
- Mats Zuccarello: 31.4% probability
- Joel Ek: 28.5% probability
- Matthew Boldy: 28.3% probability
- Ryan Hartman: 20.9% probability
Golden Knights Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Jack Eichel: 31.7% probability
- Jonathan Marchessault: 26.7% probability
- Reilly Smith: 23.3% probability
- Paul Cotter: 23.3% probability
- Chandler Stephenson: 17.9% probability
Our model updates frequently, so refresh this article for the latest expert predictions before the Minnesota vs Vegas match-up at Xcel Energy Center.
As always, see Stats Insider's Value Summary for the best tips on every NHL game, plus a host of other sports that we offer predictions on.
Wild vs Golden Knights NHL 2023
The match-up between the Wild and Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center is scheduled to start at 12:00pm AEDT on Friday.
- Game: Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights
- Date: Friday 10 February 2023
- Time: 12:00pm AEDT
- Venue: Xcel Energy Center
All dates and times mentioned in this article are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
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