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Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -155-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Wild on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Kings at +148 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 3-2-2 SU
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 4-3-0 SU
Minnesota is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Anaheim Tuesday, February 2
Minnesota home to Colorado Saturday, January 30