Canadiens vs Wild Prediction and NHL Tips - 18 October 2023
Last updated: Oct 17, 2023, 8:45PM | Published: Oct 17, 2023, 12:21AM
The Montreal Canadiens play the Minnesota Wild in NHL action at Bell Centre on Wednesday, starting at 10:00am AEDT.
Stats Insider's top betting tips for Canadiens vs Wild, plus the latest betting odds and goal scorer tips, are featured below.
Who Will Win: Canadiens vs Wild
Based on state-of-the-art machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Wednesday's Montreal-Minnesota NHL game 10,000 times.
Our proven predictive analytics model gives the Wild a 57% chance of defeating the Canadiens at Bell Centre.
More: Canadiens vs Wild Match Centre
Canadiens vs Wild: Odds
The latest betting odds in Australia for Wednesday's NHL game at Bell Centre are shown below:
- Head to Head: Canadiens $2.20, Wild $1.74
- Line: Canadiens +1.5 ($1.50), Wild -1.5 ($2.80)
- Total (Over/Under 6.5 Goals): Over $2.00, Under $1.83
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Canadiens at $2.20. Meanwhile, bet365 currently has the Wild at $1.74.
The Canadiens are 1.5-goal underdogs against the Wild, with odds of $1.50 currently available at PointsBet.
For the favourite Wild (-1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $2.80.
The Over/Under for Canadiens vs Wild has been set at 6.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $2.00 and odds for the Under at $1.83.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Canadiens (+1.5) have a 66% chance of covering the line, while the 6.5-goal Over/Under has a 55% chance of staying Under.
More: Live Win Probabilities for All Sports
Canadiens vs Wild: Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Minnesota at $1.74 with bet365 (57% probability)
- Line: Canadiens +1.5 at $1.50 with PointsBet (66% probability)
- Total Goals: Under 6.5 at $1.83 with bet365 (55% probability)
Stats Insider's Canadiens vs Wild betting tips are based on complex simulations and betting expertise to bring you the best possible advice every day of the year.
Canadiens vs Wild: Prediction
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Stats Insider has full betting coverage of Montreal vs Minnesota on Wednesday, including pre-game predictions, the best betting tips, and live win probabilities.
Canadiens vs Wild: Player Props
Who will score an anytime goal in Canadiens vs Wild? The data is in.
According to Stats Insider, Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov is the most likely player to score the first goal in Canadiens vs Wild.
Kaprizov has an 11.3% chance of scoring the first goal at Bell Centre, while the Wild star has a 49.7% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for the full list of first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Canadiens First Goal Scorer Tips
- Rafael Harvey-Pinard: 6.5% probability
- Cole Caufield: 5.5% probability
- Josh Anderson: 4.7% probability
- Nick Suzuki: 4.3% probability
- Alex Newhook: 4.3% probability
Wild First Goal Scorer Tips
- Kirill Kaprizov: 11.3% probability
- Ryan Hartman: 6.1% probability
- Mats Zuccarello: 5.7% probability
- Marcus Johansson: 5.6% probability
- Joel Ek: 5.4% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Canadiens Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Cole Caufield: 30.6% probability
- Rafael Harvey-Pinard: 29.3% probability
- Nick Suzuki: 25.4% probability
- Alex Newhook: 24.0% probability
- Josh Anderson: 23.5% probability
Wild Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Kirill Kaprizov: 49.7% probability
- Ryan Hartman: 32.7% probability
- Mats Zuccarello: 29.7% probability
- Joel Ek: 28.1% probability
- Marcus Johansson: 27.6% probability
Our model updates regularly, so bookmark this article for the latest betting predictions before the Montreal vs Minnesota match-up at Bell Centre.
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Canadiens vs Wild: Preview
The match-up between the Canadiens and Wild at Bell Centre is scheduled to start at 10:00am AEDT on Wednesday.
- Teams: Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild
- Date: Wednesday 18 October 2023
- Time: 10:00am AEDT
- Venue: Bell Centre
All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
Our predictions for Montreal vs Minnesota have been made after running 10,000 data-driven simulations of the game, all curated by our team of experienced data scientists and analysts. We use the latest in predictive analytics technology and machine learning to ensure our NHL tips are trustworthy and reliable, giving you the confidence to make informed decisions.
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