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Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The fans at Amalie Arena will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -220-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-2 winner at home against the Jets. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -195 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Predators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Predators at -177 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-27-8 SU
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 51-12-4 SU
Tampa Bay is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Florida Friday, March 8
Tampa Bay home to Detroit Saturday, March 9