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Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche will meet on the ice at Pepsi Center on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -187-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Avalanche were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Flames. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Predators. Bettors on Nashville at -170 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 0-1-0 SU
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Colorado:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Winnipeg Thursday, October 10
Colorado home to Boston Thursday, October 10