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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Doug Upstone
Free Play – Take #16 Utah -110 over Minnesota (9:07 p.m. ET, Tuesday, October 27)
Situational Play. Minnesota is 2-2 on their five-game road trip, but this is the fifth contest in eight days. Utah has not played since Saturday and has won five of seven and is 4-1 at home. The line suggests the two teams are basically even, and one can make the case the Wild have the better goalie. But Utah is 5-2 against Minnesota while having a decided edge in rest, with their style of play hard for foes with tired legs. Plus, the total of 6.5 is something that would favor how Mammoth likes to play.
>Free Play – Take #16 Utah -110 over Minnesota (9:07 p.m. ET, Tuesday, October 27)
Situational Play. Minnesota is 2-2 on their five-game road trip, but this is the fifth contest in eight days. Utah has not played since Saturday and has won five of seven and is 4-1 at home. The line suggests the two teams are basically even, and one can make the case the Wild have the better goalie. But Utah is 5-2 against Minnesota while having a decided edge in rest, with their style of play hard for foes with tired legs. Plus, the total of 6.5 is something that would favor how Mammoth likes to play.
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Sean Murphy
My selection is on Utah over Minnesota at 9:05 pm et on Tuesday.
The Wild always seem to draw plenty of money from bettors and Tuesday will be no different as they wrap up their five-game road trip in Salt Lake City. Minnesota does enter this game off consecutive wins in Seattle and Vancouver but takes a step up in class against the Mammoth here. Utah is 4-1 on home ice this season and comes off two full days of rest following an overtime win at home against the Lightning. This game presents an opportunity for the Mammoth to build some positive momentum before heading east for the start of a six-game road trip. Take Utah (8*).
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Mike Lundin
Canucks vs Ducks NHL Free Pick
The Angle(s): The Vancouver Canucks' defense has completely unraveled during a 10-game winless skid, allowing 44 goals over that stretch, or 4.4 per game. They've been finding the net at a decent clip though, and they now face an Anaheim Ducks team that won five of its first six games by scoring three or more goals.
Anaheim has issues of its own in the crease, with Lukas Dostal posting a rough save % and the Ducks as a team allowing 3.5 goals per game. The Ducks also return home from a five-game road trip after a 5-4 win in Philadelphia. With two shaky goaltending situations and two teams giving up chances in bunches, I expect a back-and-forth game that clears this number.
The Bet: Over (3%).
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PSP Data Driven 1* Over.
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Our models suggest that the value is on the Over. The Over is 5-3 in the Canucks last 8 head to head meetings. The Canucks are 4-0 in the last 4 head to head meetings on the road.
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