Wild vs. Mammoth Prediction & Picks - Oct. 25

Moneyline Pick: Mammoth (+101)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.0 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Mammoth (+1.5)

The Minnesota Wild (3-4-1) host the Utah Mammoth (6-2), who have won five in a row, on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Saturday's contest.

Our computer projections model for this encounter calls for a final result of Mammoth 4, Wild 3.

The Wild have gone 1-1-2 in overtime games on their way to an overall record of 3-4-1.
In the three games this season the Wild scored just one goal, they finished 0-2-1.
Minnesota has lost the only game this season when it scored two goals.
The Wild have scored more than two goals in four games (3-1-0, six points).
In the lone game when Minnesota has recorded a lone power-play goal, it won (two points).
When it has outshot opponents, Minnesota is 1-2-0 (two points).
The Wild have been outshot by opponents in five games, going 2-2-1 to record five points.

The Mammoth have a 6-2 record this season and are 2-0-2 in contests that have needed overtime.
In the four games Utah has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up six points.
This season the Mammoth scored only one goal in two games and they lost both times.
So far this season, the Mammoth have scored three or more goals six times and won each of those games.
Utah has scored a lone power-play goal in four games this season and has recorded six points from those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Utah is 5-2-0 (10 points).

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Wild Rank	Wild AVG		Mammoth AVG	Mammoth Rank
28th	2.5	Goals Scored	3.5	7th
22nd	3.38	Goals Allowed	2.5	8th
11th	29	Shots	28.8	12th
25th	30.3	Shots Allowed	22.9	1st
5th	31.25%	Power Play %	19.35%	21st
26th	70%	Penalty Kill %	75%	19th