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Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

Our pick: Minnesota Wild to win at 1.56, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Minnesota Wild

vs

Grand Casino Arena (Saint Paul)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Result

Won

Minnesota Wild 2 · Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Minnesota Wild won

How our call settled

Our pick, Minnesota Wild to win at locked odds 1.56, won. It was published with 62% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Minnesota Wild to win had shortened from 1.56 to 1.525, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Minnesota Wild take on Columbus Blue Jackets on 18 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Minnesota Wild the favourite at 1.56, which is 60.8% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Columbus Blue Jackets at 2.42 (39.2%).

There is no head-to-head record between Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Minnesota Wild won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 completed matches. In our results records, Columbus Blue Jackets won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 completed matches.

The call is Minnesota Wild to win, overtime and shootout included, at 62% confidence: the market's margin-free 60.8% for Minnesota Wild, moved up 1.4 points by recent results; the move is limited to 8 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Minnesota Wild 1.56 Our pick
2 · Columbus Blue Jackets 12.50

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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