The Edmonton Oilers (42-23-4) and Winnipeg Jets (44-22-5) meet Tuesday. The opening faceoff at Canada Life Centre is slated for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Oilers vs. Jets odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Edmonton is closing out a 3-game road swing. This past weekend, the Oilers were outscored 11-6 by the Toronto Maple Leafs (Saturday) and Ottawa Senators (Sunday).
The Jets are back at home after a 2-3-0 road trip. Winnipeg has been busy: those 5 games came across an 8-day span.
The Oilers and Jets split 2 earlier meetings this season. The last 6 meetings have netted a 3-3 split.
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Oilers at Jets odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oilers -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Jets +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Oilers -1.5 (+185) | Jets +1.5 (-225)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oilers at Jets projected goalies
Stuart Skinner (31-14-4, 2.65 GAA, .905 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (32-17-3, 2.39 GAA, .920 SV%, 4 SO)
Skinner has been red hot over the last several weeks but is coming off a disastrous Saturday start against the Maple Leafs. The Edmonton netminder was pulled after 40 minutes and 5 Toronto scores. From Feb. 26-March 16, Skinner registered a tidy .941 SV%.
Hellebuyck started the Jets’ Sunday game at Washington and allowed 3 goals on 19 shots. The 30-year-old is having another Vezina-contender season, but he owns an .822 SV% over his last 2 efforts.
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Oilers at Jets picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 3, Jets 2
Moneyline
Edmonton (-125) has lost back-to-back games on same-swing road trips 5 times this season. The club is 4-1 with a couple blowouts in its next-time-out efforts. Most recently, the Oilers had dropped March 9-10 at the Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets. They bounced back with a 4-0 rout at Pittsburgh March 12.
Winnipeg special teams have faltered of late. The Jets are 1-for-their-last-11 on the power play; Toronto and Ottawa combined to go 4 of 7 against them over the weekend.
Expected-goal differentials vs. actual point to regression is due on both sides: regression boosting the Oilers and working against the Jets. And Winnipeg’s recent slate figures to be working against the Jets’ freshness in this one. The Jets have also scuffled a bit, relatively speaking, when playing on 1 day of rest; they have gone 22-15-4.
The Oilers won 3-1 in this building back on Nov. 30 and are 2-1-0 across their last 3 visits to Manitoba.
BACK EDMONTON (-125).
Puck line/Against the spread
More juice equals less room to operate. PASS.
Over/Under
The Under cashed in both previous meetings and is the strongest value in this contest.
Both sides have been a bit loose of late. Figure this one having some well-timed playoff energy to it. And at the other end, the Jets generated just 27 shots per Game on their 5-Game road trip.
Five of the last 7 Games in this series have hit the Under. Some of the air is out of this play after a line move: consider a partial-unit play on the UNDER 6 (-110) and full-fledged action if the total returns to its initial 6.5.
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