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Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals
The Minnesota Wild and the Washington Capitals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Capital One Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Capitals as -180-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Capitals were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -128 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Wild were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at +114 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 34-31-9 SU
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games
Washington:
Team record: 43-23-8 SU
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Carolina Saturday, March 23
Washington home to Philadelphia Sunday, March 24