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Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken odds, tips and betting trends

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Apr 19, 2024 / 8444 Views

Evan Walker

DataSkrive

April 17, 2024 5:51 pm ET

Two teams at the bottom of the Western Conference standings square off when the 10th-place Minnesota Wild (39-32-10) host the 12th-place Seattle Kraken (33-35-13) at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.

Minnesota grabbed a 3-1 victory on the road its last time out on April 15 against the Los Angeles Kings.

Seattle lost 4-3 on the road against the Winnipeg Jets in its last Game on April 16.

Before watching this matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s action on the ice.

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Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken Odds and Betting Lines

Favorite: Wild (-172)
Underdog: Kraken (+144)
Over/under: 6

Wild Stats and Trends

Minnesota has gone 26-12 as the favorite this season.
The Wild have won 10 of the 12 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -172.
There is a 63.2% chance that Minnesota wins this contest, per the moneyline.
Minnesota and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6 goals in 44 of 81 games this season.
In the last 10 games, the Wild have secured 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.
They have averaged 2.8 goals per game (28 total) during that time.
Over on the defensive side, the Wild have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 matchups.

Kraken Stats and Trends

This season the Kraken have 16 wins in the 49 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
Seattle has won four of its 14 games when it is the underdog by +144 or longer on the moneyline.
The Kraken have a 41.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
In 49.4% of Seattle’s previous games this season (40/81), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6 goals.
In their last 10 games, the Kraken are 4-6-0 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
They are scoring at a 2.4 goals-per-game average (24 total) during that stretch.
Defensively, the Kraken have given up 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 matchups.

Wild vs. Kraken Game Info and Start Time

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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