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Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Minnesota Wild and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Carolina won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Sharks on December 05. Bettors who backed the Hurricanes at -157 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Wild were a 5-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +186 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 14-11-4 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina:
Team record: 17-11-1 SU
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Anaheim Tuesday, December 10
Carolina at Edmonton Tuesday, December 10