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Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -209-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Predators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at -107 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Wild were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +117 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 13-11-4 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 13-9-3 SU
Tampa Bay is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Carolina Saturday, December 7
Tampa Bay home to San Jose Saturday, December 7