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Utah Hockey Club vs Winnipeg Jets: Can Utah land the Jets?

The Winnipeg Jets are hosting the Utah Hockey Club today at Canada Life Centre.

Utah has a decent start of season

The Utah Hockey Club are ninth in the Western Conference standings with a 5-4-3 record, including 2-2-2 on the road. They have lost 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Utah is 15th in the league scoring 3.08 goals per game and 27th allowing 3.50. Clayton Keller is the best player on the team with 12 goals so far in the season.

The Predators need to step up

The Winnipeg Jets are on top of the Western Conference with a 11-1-0 record, including 5-1-0 at home. The Jets are currently on a three-game winning streak and are coming off a 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Jets are the best-scoring team in the league averaging 4.92 goals per game and are ranked fifth allowing 2.50. Kyle Connor leads the team with 19 points so far in the season.

Betting Trends

The Jets are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games overall, 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Utah and 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the Western Confernce. Winnipeg has played over the total goal line in their last 6 games overall, in 4 of their last 5 games against Utah and 11 of their last 13 home games. Utah is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 0-10 SU in their last 10 games against Winnipeg, 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 0-5 SU in their last 5 visits to Winnipeg. Utah has played over the total goal line in 6 of their last 9 games against teams from the Western Confernece and 8 of their last 11 games against teams from the Central Division.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Utah Hockey Club is looking way better than their predecessors, the Arizona Coyotes. Still, they are coming off a tough week, winning only one game. On the other side, the Winnipeg Jets are the best team in the league with only one loss since day one of the season. They had problems in the last one against the Devils, going down 2-0 early in the game, but then took off and scored 7 goals for another comfortable win. Utah will get the same threat, so we go with the Jets to cover the -1.5-goal spread.