The NHL Playoffs continue on Wednesday, and the North Division finally is joining in on the fun. Playoff hockey kicks off north of the border tonight with a Game 1 matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers. Initial NHL betting action sided with the home team as the favored side. This NHL betting preview for the Jets vs Oilers NHL Playoffs matchup will provide game info, betting trends, odds and a prediction for Game 1 of this series.
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Jets vs Oilers Game Info
NHL North Division Semifinals NHL Playoffs Game 1
Winnipeg Jets (63 pts, 30-23-3, 17-10-1 Away) vs. Edmonton Oilers (72 pts, 35-19-2, 16-12-0 Home)
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Start Time: 9 p.m. EST
Venue: Rogers Place — Edmonton, AB
Coverage: NBCSN
Yes, there has been hockey in Canada this season. Thanks to TV rights deals, the NHL betting public in the United States probably saw very little of it. Nonetheless, this 2-3 North Division series figures to be a good one. The Jets come in having lost five of their final 15 games and with several players listed as questionable for tonight’s Game 1. However, with reigning Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck in net, it’s impossible to count Winnipeg out.
Speaking of goaltending, Mike Smith enjoyed a career year for the Oilers this season. He also went 4-0 against the same Jets team he’ll face in this First Round NHL Playoffs series. Those four wins were part of a full-season beatdown that Edmonton put on Winnipeg in the regular season. The Oilers won seven of the nine head-to-head matchups overall and each of the last three by a combined score of 12-2. The duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl could be poised to lead Edmonton on a long-awaited deep postseason run.
Jets vs Oilers NHL Betting Odds
Moneyline: WIN: (+143) | EDM: (-167)
Puck Line: WIN: +1.5 (-186) | EDM: -1.5 (+155)
Total: 6 — Over: (-105) | Under: (-117)
Jets vs Oilers Betting Trends
- Jets are 5-0 SU in their last five road games as an NHL betting underdog.
- Oilers are 4-0 SU in their last four games against opponents with a winning record.
- Under is 5-1 in the Jets’ last six playoff games as an underdog.
- The NHL betting favorite is 5-1 in the last six head-to-head meetings between the Jets and Oilers.
- Under is 4-1-1 in the last six head-to-head meetings between the Jets and Oilers.
Jets vs Oilers Prediction
This NHL prediction uses NumberFire’s probability model. They give Edmonton a 60.3% chance to win Game 1 of this NHL Playoffs matchup.
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