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Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -108-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Kings were a 6-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sharks. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at +101 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Avalanche on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -151 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 6-5-0 SU
Minnesota is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 4-6-3 SU
Los Angeles is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Anaheim Thursday, February 18
Los Angeles at Arizona Thursday, February 18