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Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild
The Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Wild were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -138 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Jets on October 17. Bettors who backed the Kings at +120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 1-1-1 SU
Los Angeles is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 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
Minnesota:
Team record: 2-1-0 SU
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Boston Saturday, October 21
Minnesota home to Columbus Saturday, October 21