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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Blackhawks as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Blackhawks were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Wild were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Dallas at +135 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 17-15-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Chicago:
Team record: 13-20-6 SU
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Winnipeg Saturday, December 29
Chicago at Colorado Saturday, December 29