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Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild
The division rival Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -138-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Wild were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -163 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado was a 3-0 winner in its last match at home against the Sharks. They won as favorites, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 5-3-0 SU
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 18 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 5-3-0 SU
Minnesota is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Colorado at Minnesota Sunday, January 31