Utah vs. Wild Prediction: Minnesota Predicted to Win Friday's NHL Matchup [12/20/2024]

The Minnesota Wild will square off with the Utah Hockey Club in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, commencing at 8:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Wild as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Utah-Minnesota game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Wild's chance of winning is 53%, while Utah's is 47%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Utah vs. Wild predictions page.

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Utah vs. Wild Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's matchup between the Wild and Utah at Xcel Energy Center is scheduled to begin at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Utah Hockey Club vs. Minnesota Wild
• Date: Friday, December 20, 2024
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Xcel Energy Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Utah vs. Wild matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Utah Hockey Club vs. Wild Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NHL game between Utah and the Wild 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Wild a 53% chance of defeating Utah.

According to our model, Utah (+1.5) has a 68% chance of covering the puck line, while the over/under total of 6 goals has a 52% chance of staying under.

Utah vs. Wild Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Utah	Wild
Puck Line	+1.5 (-245)	-1.5 (+205)
Moneyline	+105	-122
Total	o6 (-105)	u6 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Utah vs. Wild Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Utah vs. Wild matchup is on the total.

Our expert predictions, aligned with the current odds, reveal the best NHL picks for every game throughout the season.

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Utah vs. Wild Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Utah vs. Wild?

According to our model, Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov is most likely to score the first goal in Utah vs. Wild.

Our projections give Kaprizov a 12.4% chance of scoring the first goal at Xcel Energy Center, while the Wild star is a 50.5% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Utah Hockey Club

Player	First Goal Probability
Clayton Keller	5.4%
Dylan Guenther	5.2%
Logan Cooley	4.3%

Minnesota Wild

Player	First Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	12.4%
Matt Boldy	7.3%
Marco Rossi	5.7%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Utah Hockey Club

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Clayton Keller	29.5%
Dylan Guenther	28.0%
Logan Cooley	23.6%

Minnesota Wild

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	50.5%
Matt Boldy	35.1%
Marco Rossi	29.9%

Conclusion

We predict the Wild, with a 53% win probability, will likely beat Utah on Friday.

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