Winnipeg Jets vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/13/2023

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Venue:  Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Jets +150, Kings -180; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Jets +150, Kings -180; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Jets +150, Kings -185; Over/Under:  6 goals

Winnipeg Jets:  16-8-2 (3rd place, Central Division)

Los Angeles Kings:  16-5-4 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

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Winnipeg Jets:  7-3-0 last 10

Los Angeles Kings:  7-2-1 last 10

The Jets are entering this game with 34 points, a 16-8-2 record overall, and they are 8-3-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Anaheim Ducks in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back with their game against the San Jose Sharks still to be played on Tuesday night. In their game against the Ducks, Morgan Barron, Nino Niederreiter, Mark Scheifele, and Gabriel Vilardi each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Josh Morrissey led the team in assists with 2 while Josh Morrissey led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 26 shots with 24 saves and a .923 save percentage. Their offense has scored 85 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 70 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Kings are entering this game with 36 points, a 16-5-4 record overall, and they are 5-4-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Rangers in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-1. Phillip Danault scored 1 goal for them in that game. Adrian Kempe and Anže Kopitar each led the team in assists with 1 while Pierre-Luc Dubois and Matt Roy each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Pheonix Copley was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 27 shots with 23 saves and a .852 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 92 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 60 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Kings listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Kings have looked really good this season with their 16-5-4 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the Pacific Division in the West. They are only 5-4-3 in their home games this season as they have struggled more on home ice than they have in their road games, but they did just lost their first 2 road games of the season so they will be looking to bounce back here. Meanwhile, the Jets have also looked good this season with their 16-8-2 record overall which has them in 3rd place of their Central Division in the West. The Jets have also looked really good in their road games too with their 8-3-1 road record, but they are also in a bad situation here. The Jets are playing this game on a back-to-back and they already struggled to win their other game on this California road trip as they needed a comeback win in the 3rd period against the Ducks. The Kings are a much stronger team though and they are already looking to bounce back on home ice after 2 losses in a row. The best way to place a bet here is on the Kings to win this game and on the puckline. 

Jets Kings Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (10:30 pm ET start time) is Kings 5 Jets 1.

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Winnipeg Jets: 102-93 (-5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 24-33 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 26-13 UNDER revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more. 20-14 UNDER revenging a home loss versus opponent.

Los Angeles Kings: 111-90 (+21.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 22-13 (+13 units) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive losses. 10-4 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 24-16 UNDER off a road loss. 

Winnipeg Jets:  K. Connor (LW) Ques Tues - Lower Body. R. Kupari (C) Late Dec - Shoulder. V. Heinola (D) Early Jan - Ankle.

Los Angeles Kings:  V. Gavrikov (D) Ques Wed - Lower Body. V. Arvidsson (RW) Out indefinitely - Back.

“It's knee on knee. (Strome) sticks his knee out there and hopefully that's suspendable. Knee on knee, there is no other way to look at that. The referees made the correct call: five-minute major, a game misconduct and we'll see where it goes from there.” - Rick Bowness on the injury to Kyle Connor after his team’s win against the Ducks in their game on Sunday.

“I don't think we played poorly. We just didn't play with enough to give us a chance of winning. Five games in eight nights is very taxing." - Todd McLellan after his team’s loss against the Rangers in their game on Sunday.

LW Connor, Kyle

C Scheifele, Mark

RW Ehlers, Nikolaj

LD Morrissey, Joshua

RD DeMelo, Dylan

G Hellebuyck, Connor

LW Byfield, Quinton

C Kopitar, Anze

RW Kempe, Adrian

LD Anderson, Michael

RD Doughty, Drew

G Talbot, Cam

Points: M. Scheifele (28)

Goals: K. Connor (17)

Assists: M. Scheifele (19)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.45)

Points: A. Kempe (26)

Goals: T. Moore (13)

Assists: K. Fiala (19)

GAA: C. Talbot (1.91)

Coaches:

Winnipeg Jets: Rick Bowness (2nd season)

Los Angeles Kings: Todd McLellan (5th season)