Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs 1/3/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL: 2:00 PM EST
Jan. 03, 2019
TV: FSN
Latest Odds : TOR -190 Total 6
The Wild have had a horrible go of it in recent weeks. The Wild were one of those teams that should be playing a lot better than what they are and some of the losses have come from the fact the offense has been horrible on the year lately and the team has not been able to have a lot of improvements, even with the strong defense in net that Dubnyk has put forth.
Mikael Garlund has been able to score a total of 37 points on the year with 26 assist so far. The leading goal scorer for the Wild has been Zach Parise with 17 goals on the year.
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The Maple Leafs have a comfortable grip on second place in the Atlantic Division. The downside is the Maple Leafs are coming into this game after picking up a loss against the Islanders when they were blanked. The Maple Leafs offense is usually very good, but the defense is even better and that is why the shutout loss to the Islanders was a shocker.
The Maple Leafs have been able to rely on Mitch Marner to put in a total of 53 points on the year. Marner has been able to get 40 assist on the year. The goal scorer for the Maple Leafs has been John Tavares who has managed to get 26 goals on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
Wild are 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Maple Leafs are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
Under is 6-2-1 in Wild last 9 road games.
Over is 7-0 in Maple Leafs last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Free Betting Pick: Toronto Maple Leaf -190
The Maple Leafs are coming into the game on home ice and will definitely have a chip on their shoulder after losing the last game in a shutout. Not to mention the Maple Leafs will be playing at home and this will definitely help the Maple Leafs out in the game here as the Leafs have been playing good at home. The Wild, the offense has been missing on the year so far even with a great defensive showing and that will cost the Wild in this game here. Final Score, Toronto Maple Leafs win 5-1.