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Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota Wild
The Montreal Canadiens and the Minnesota Wild will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Canadiens as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Wild were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -162 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Montreal was a 5-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Blues. They won as +127 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 4-2-2 SU
Montreal is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 1-6-0 SU
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 4-21 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Montreal home to San Jose Thursday, October 24
Minnesota home to Edmonton Tuesday, October 22