Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction NHL Picks 10/29/24

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Pittsburgh Penguins (3-6-1) vs Minnesota Wild (5-1-2)

October 29, 2024 at 07:00 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Penguins -111 / Minnesota Wild -111 — Over/Under: 6

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In this article, we will formulate a Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, October 29th, at PPG Paints Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Wild’s’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Penguins’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Pittsburgh

-Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and Pittsburgh

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Wild and Penguins. 

Wild Look to Bounce Back

The Wild are looking to bounce back after they really struggled in the last game. The Wild faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the last game and the offense scored five goals but the defense gave up seven and that led to the defeat. Marcus Foligno had a strong game scoring two goals but the defense just wasn’t good enough. Filip Gustavson saved 16 of the 22 shots that he faced. The Wild this season are averaging 3.63 goals while their defense is giving up 2.5 goals per game. The offense is ranked 10th in the league while the defense is ranked 5th in the league. Kirill Kaprizov is having a strong season scoring four goals and adding 11 assists so far this season. 

Penguins Look to Bounce Back

The Penguins have been a major disappointment this season and they have lost five games in a row. In the last game against Vancouver Canucks, the Penguins scored three goals but they ended up losing by a goal. Evgeni Malkin had a strong game scoring a goal and adding two assists. Alex Nedelijokic saved 30 of the 34 shots that he faced. The Penguins are averaging 3.0 goals while their defense is giving up 4.2 goals per game. The offense is ranked 18th while the defense is ranked 30th. In this game, are going to need the defense to be better or this is going to be a long game. The Penguins will face the Ducks following this game.

Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

The Wild are averaging 3.63 goals per game, and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. The Penguins defense is giving up 4.2 goals per game and they are going to really struggle to defend here. The WIld’s defense is giving up 2.5 goals per game and the Penguins are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Back the Wild to win this game on the money line. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Wild ML

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