Whether you’re wanting to place a single bet or have your sights set on putting together a parlay, Thursday’s game at 7:00 PM ET between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Minnesota Wild features a variety of betting options. Before the puck drops, check out our best bets for this game.

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Lightning vs. Wild Picks

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Total Pick

Pick OU: Push (model projecting 6.5 goals)

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have hit the over on this game’s total (6.5 goals) four times this season.
• This season Minnesota has played only one game which had more than 6.5 goals.
• The Lightning score 4.33 goals per game, compared to the Wild’s average of 3.33, adding up to 1.2 more goals than this contest’s total of 6.5.
• The 5.2 goals per game these two teams allow are 1.3 less than the over/under set for this contest.

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Moneyline Pick

Lightning Moneyline: -148

• The Lightning have been victorious in two of their three games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
• Tampa Bay has had moneyline odds set at -148 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Lightning have a 59.7% chance to win.

Wild Moneyline: +124

• Minnesota has played as the moneyline underdog two times this season, and won one game.
• When the Wild’s moneyline odds are +124 or longer, they have won a single game out of two opportunities.
• Minnesota’s implied probability to win is 44.6% based on the moneyline odds.

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Score Prediction

Prediction:
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3

Lightning Points Leaders

• One of Tampa Bay’s top offensive players this season is Nikita Kucherov, who has put up 11 points in six games.
• Anthony Cirelli has one goal and seven assists for Tampa Bay to compile eight total points (1.3 per game).
• Brandon Hagel has created eight points for Tampa Bay in six games this season, scoring on 31.3% of his shots and putting up five goals and three assists.
• In five games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (3-2-0) has allowed 14 goals.

Wild Points Leaders

• Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov has totaled eight assists and two goals in six games, good for 10 points.
• Minnesota’s Matthew Boldy has racked up eight total points (1.3 per game), with three goals and five assists.
• Minnesota’s Mats Zuccarello has seven points, courtesy of four goals (first on team) and three assists (third).
• Filip Gustavsson has a .952 save percentage (second-best in the league), with 138 total saves, while giving up seven goals (1.4 goals against average). He has put together a 4-0-1 record between the posts for Minnesota this season.

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Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota Game Info

• Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Location: Tampa, Florida
• Venue: Amalie Arena

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