{"id":321684,"date":"2025-01-15T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=321684"},"modified":"2025-01-15T12:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:41:32","slug":"oilers-vs-wild-picks-and-odds-january-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/oilers-vs-wild-picks-and-odds-january-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers vs. Wild picks and odds Jan. 15: Bet on McDavid and the Oilers on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minnesota Wild host the Edmonton Oilers in a primetime Wednesday night matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Two teams sitting in second place in their respective divisions duke it out in the Twin Cities. I&#8217;m backing the Oilers to come away with a win in regulation and the over. I also have a play on Connor McDavid to produce on the power play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Oilers vs. Wild <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">picks<\/a> for Jan. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oilers vs. Wild picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl\">NHL betting markets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:106330\">Embed: #106330<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Best bet<\/a>: Oilers 60-mins moneyline (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oilers and Wild have met twice this season, and the road team won each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton has proven it can get the job done, no matter the environment they find themselves in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Home: 15-7-1, +8 goal differential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Away: 12-6-2, +15 goal differential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wild, on the other hand, have told a different story this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Home: 11-9-1, -10 goal differential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Away: 16-4-3, +20 goal differential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oilers and the Wild have similar stats overall, with one jarring difference being the power play ranks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota owns the league&#8217;s 24th-ranked power play, whereas Edmonton sits inside the top 10 (more on this later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Key stat<\/a>: <\/strong>Edmonton walloped Minnesota, 7-1, in the previous meeting on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Over 6 goals (-113)<\/a>:<\/strong> I&#8217;m predicting a good old-fashioned barn-burner tonight in St. Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams are atop the league standings with Stanley Cup aspirations this season. And their play as of late backs it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton and Minnesota have combined for 14 wins in their last 20 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The head-to-head meetings have intrigued me. Throw defence and goaltending out the window when these teams square off because the overs record is 6-3-1 over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filip Gustavsson has been confirmed to get the start in goal tonight, which bodes well for this play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swede is 0-2-0, allowing 10 goals over his last two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonline.northstarbets.ca%2Fpage%3Fkey%3Dej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTcxMDU0JnA9MjMxODU%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Toman%40northstargaming.ca%7C437c6a18f24140f74cdf08dc13a6efbb%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638406854905769044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zMR4Ev5sJQRjc8cc29FfeBAJpClpcwnXwG2L4Z24cPA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">McDavid over 0.5 power-play points (+125)<\/a>:<\/strong> As previously mentioned, the Oilers&#8217; power play has been lethal this season, operating at over 24%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton&#8217;s first power-play unit is among the best in the league, with Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins playing alongside McDavid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McJesus leads the Oilers with 18 power-play points on the year, picking up two in his last four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota owns the fourth-worst penalty kill in the NHL (71.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:20 p.m. ET on 01\/15\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Wild host the Edmonton Oilers in a primetime Wednesday night matchup. The pregame narrative: Two teams sitting in second place in their respective divisions duke it out in the Twin Cities. I&#8217;m backing the Oilers to come away with a win in regulation and the over. I also have a play on Connor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":321716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[49,8],"class_list":["post-321684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oilers vs. Wild picks and odds: Jan. 15 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out Oilers vs. Wild picks and odds for Jan. 15. 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