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St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild
The St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Target Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -141-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 7-4 result against the Stars on December 20. Bettors who backed the Stars at -105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis was a 4-2 winner in its last match at home against the Oilers. They won as favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 18-9-5 SU
St. Louis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 19-9-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh Wednesday, January 5
Minnesota at Boston Thursday, January 6