The LA Kings(23-10-5) take on the Winnipeg Jets (28-12-2) Friday. Puck drop from Canada Life Centre is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Kings vs. Jetsodds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Kings lead 1-0 with 4-1 home win on Nov. 27
The Kings have won 4 straight with the latest being a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday. They were supposed to play the Calgary Flames Wednesday, but the wildfires in L.A. changed those plans. C Adrian Kempe comes to town with a 3-game goal streak and a 5-game point streak.
The Jets snapped a 3-game skid with a 5-2 convincing win over the Nashville Predators Tuesday. LW Kyle Connor netted his 23rd goal. The 5 goals were the most they’ve scored in the last 6 games. Winnipeg is 6-3-1 over its last 10 contests.
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Kings at Jets odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 12:52 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kings -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Jets -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kings -1.5 (+210) | Jets +1.5 (-275)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Kings at Jets projected goalies
Darcy Kuemper (11-2-5, 2.23 GAA, .920 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (25-6-2, 2.09 GAA, .926 SV%, 5 SO)
Kuemper has been great in 2 starts since turning the calendar to 2025, and they came against a couple of playoff teams in the Lightning and New Jersey Devils. He stopped 33 of 34 in a 2-1 win over Tampa Saturday and all 33 shots against Jersey last Wednesday. He hasn’t faced Winnipeg in a few years now.
Hellebuyck is first in wins, first in GAA, second in SV% and first in shutouts. He had a couple of clunkers to start 2025, but he was able to right the ship Tuesday against Nashville. He stopped 26 of 28 fired his way after allowing 7 goals on 52 shots in his previous 2 starts. He was between the pipes in the 4-1 loss to the Kings Nov. 27, allowing 3 goals on 32 shots.
Kings at Jets picks and predictions
Prediction
Jets 3, Kings 2
Moneyline
The Kings have won 4 of the last 6 meetings, and LA took 3 straight in this building until the Jets responded with a 4-3 win last April. But they have been off for almost a week now with the wildfire turmoil. That can wreck havoc against a team as defensive sound as Winnipeg.
Take the JETS -110.
Puck line/Against the spread
There is no bet here, and I don’t see a prop bet I particularly like.
PASS.
Over/Under
The Jets are 6-3-1 O/U in their last 10, and the Kings are 4-6. The meeting earlier this season ended in a 4-1 Kings victory. There is a lot of data to suggest an Over in the matchup before that, but I’m not feelin’ it. The Jets have scored 4 goals once in the last 5 games. The Kings have done it twice in the last 6, and they have been off nearly a week. It would take one side to score 4 to hit the Over. So take the UNDER 5.5 (-105).
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