The Minnesota Wild (8-3-2) and Utah Mammoth (8-4-0) meet Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah. The opening faceoff between the top 2 teams in the Central Division at the Delta Center will be at 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NHL odds around the Wild vs. Mammoth odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
2025-26 season series: Utah won 2-1
Minnesota last played Sunday, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 (Under 6.5) as a -205 road favorite. D Quinn Hughes filed a goal and an assist in his return to Vancouver, reaching 500 career points. The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-1-1 on a 5-game trip that concludes Tuesday.
Utah played its most recent game Saturday, prevailing as a -148 home favorite in a 5-4 (Over 6.5) overtime win over the Tampa Bay
Lightning. D Dmitri Simashev scored his first 2 NHL goals, including the game-winner 1:44 into overtime. The Mammoth erased a pair of 2-goal deficits and improved to 4-1-0 at home. Utah has scored at least 4 goals in 6 of its last 8 games.
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Wild at Mammoth odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Wild +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Mammoth -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-220) | Mammoth -1.5 (+180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Wild at Mammoth projected goalies
Jesper Wallstedt (7-2-2, 2.08 GAA, .918 SV%) vs. Karel Vejmelka (6-3-0, 3.13 GAA, .873 SV%)
Wallstedt last played Saturday, stopping 23 of 24 shots in a 5-1 win at Seattle. The 23-year-old has logged a .935 SV% over his last 2 starts.
Vejmelka made 29 saves while allowing 4 goals in Saturday's overtime win vs. Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old also earned an assist on the winning tally. Vejmelka's .873 SV% this season trails the .896 mark he recorded in 64 appearances last season.
Wild at Mammoth picks and predictions
Prediction
Mammoth 3, Wild 2
Moneyline
Utah is 5-1 across the last 6 series meetings.
The Mammoth are seeking a third straight win on home ice and have a rest advantage in this matchup. The perhaps road-weary Wild are playing their third game in the last 4 days and their fourth in their last 6. They have won back-to-back road tilt,s but earlier this month filed 3 consecutive road defeats.
Vejmelka owns a fine .911 SV% across 14 career games vs. Minnesota. The high-scoring Mammoth (3.83 goals per game, fifth NHL) have played the tougher slate so far. And they have a dangerous power play (38.1%, first NHL) going up against a Wild PK unit which is just 12 for its last 19 (63.2%).
TAKE UTAH (-130).
Puck line/Against the spread
No interest; PASS.
Over/Under
The Under has cashed in 3 straight Minnesota games.
Both clubs are stingy when it comes to limiting high-danger scoring opportunities in 5-on-5 play. The expected goals-allowed stat is bullish on both sides being top-5 defenses when it comes to those even-strength situations. And Minnesota does a good job in staying out of the penalty box; that figures to tone down Utah's PP advantage.
The UNDER 6.5 (-115) has value.
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