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Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames
The Minnesota Wild and the Calgary Flames will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Oddsmakers opened the Flames as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Calgary was a 2-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Blackhawks. They won as -130 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Wild were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flames. That made winners of bettors who got Calgary at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 20-17-6 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Calgary:
Team record: 23-17-5 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Calgary is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Vancouver Sunday, January 12
Calgary home to Edmonton Saturday, January 11