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Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Minnesota Wild and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -164-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Hurricanes were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -392 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 4-3 loser at home against the Penguins. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +114 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 40-20-4 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Minnesota is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Carolina:
Team record: 44-15-7 SU
Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Washington Sunday, April 3
Carolina at Buffalo Tuesday, April 5