Wild vs Jets Betting Preview: Central Division Rivals Clash on Tuesday

The National Hockey League resumes play on Tuesday after a three-day break for Christmas and one of the marquee matchups in this big slate is a Central Division showdown between the Winnipeg Jets and the Minnesota Wild. Let’s analyze this Western Conference showdown with the Wild vs Jets Betting Preview for Tuesday night.

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Minnesota Wild Times for Minnesota Hockey

The Minnesota Wild resume play after the Christmas break to head up north on Tuesday to battle a heated division rival in the Winnipeg Jets. The Wild have climbed right back into the NHL Playoff Picture, winning seven of their last ten games overall, including a six-game win streak that was snapped last Thursday in a 5-2 loss against the San Jose Sharks.

Despite forward Mats Zuccarello scoring his 15th goal of the season, the Wild just didn’t show up in what typically is a flat spot for many NHL teams when heading into a long break. Now, with some rest, head coach Dean Evason’s club can focus on continuing to play winning hockey and looking to make a run towards competing for the postseason.

Winnipeg Jets Flying High in the Central Division

The Winnipeg Jets look to return from the holiday break hoping to stay afloat in the Central Division NHL Standings when they take on the Minnesota Wild at home on Tuesday night. While they are still in second place, the Jets have lost five of their last eight games including three straight on the road.

Their last defeat came on Friday, when the Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg 4-1, and history was made as Alex Ovechkin scored two goals to give him 802 career goals, moving him into second place All-Time in front of legend Gordie Howe and now just 93 goals away from surpassing “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky, for the top spot in National Hockey League history.

The Jets have five of their next six games at Canada Life Centre before they embark on a long road trip for most of January, so every point counts on this homestand, especially against a division rival.

Head Coach Rick Bowness has this team playing as a full unit right now and despite the latest struggles, this Jets team will be a contender throughout the second half of the season if they can stay healthy and play consistent down the stretch, starting with this set of contests in their own barn.

Wild vs Jets Betting Odds

Sportsbooks have the visiting Minnesota Wild odds to win as short favorites against the hosting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night priced in the range around -115 to -120.

This is the 25th game this season where Minnesota has been favored, with the Wild winning 16 of their first 24 games in that role, including five of their last six overall as a favorite.

For Winnipeg, it’s their 20th game of the season as an underdog, with the Jets losing eleven of their first 19 games when lined at plus money, with a current three-game losing skid as a dog.

Minnesota has won nine of the last 13 meetings against Winnipeg, but are just 2-9 in their last 11 games at Canada Life Centre, where the Jets have won 15 of their last 20 contests

“The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. The Jets are 11-5-1 to the Under at home this season and have gone Under the total in six straight games.”

Minnesota has also gone on a run to the Under, cashing in five of their last seven games overall. In the series history, the Over has cashed in four of the last five meetings.

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