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Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers

The Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -110-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

Last time out for New York, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Hurricanes on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at +193 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 4-0 loser at home against the Ducks. Bettors on Anaheim at +188 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Minnesota:
Team record: 27-27-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

New York:
Team record: 26-25-8 SU
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Minnesota at Detroit Friday, February 22
New York home to New Jersey Saturday, February 23