Mark Scheifele, Patrik Laine, and the Winnipeg Jets will do battle against Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in an East-West matchup. Fox SportsNet Florida will showcase the matchup, and the action gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 14.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Florida Panthers Odds
Florida enters the game as the noticeable favorite with a moneyline of -140. The line for Winnipeg sits at +120, and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -120 under, +100 over.
Winnipeg is 10-9 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 1.3 units this season. 12 of its matches have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Jets are 5-3 SU as the road team in 2019-20.
Winnipeg has converted on 16.7 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 30th out of 31 teams, and it’s successfully killed off only 71.8 percent of all penalties..
With a .928 save percentage and 30.1 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (8-7-1) has been the best option in goal for Winnipeg this season. If it decides to rest him, however, head coach Paul Maurice might roll with Laurent Brossoit (2-3 record, .858 save percentage, 4.12 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Florida is 9-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while five have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 3-3 SU at home this season.
The Panthers have converted on 24.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s good enough for fifth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 14th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.0 percent of all penalties.
Sergei Bobrovsky has denied 23.2 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Panthers. Bobrovsky has seven wins, eight losses, and four overtime losses and has registered a subpar .881 save percentage and 3.52 goals against average this year.
Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Four of Florida’s last ten games have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 3-1 overall in those games.
- The Jets are 1-2 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Panthers are 4-2 SU when they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
- Three of Florida’s last ten games have ended in a shootout. The team is 2-1 in those games and 3-3 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
- Winnipeg has averaged 8.8 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 10.6 giveaways per game (ranked 16th in the NHL).
- Florida is ranked 26th this season with 12.4 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed recently, as it’s averaged 13.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 16.2 giveaways over its last five.
- Winnipeg skaters have given out the eighth-most hits in the league (24.4 per game).
