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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Coyotes. Bettors on Arizona at +127 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Vegas, they were a 4-0 winner as they battled the Sharks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Golden Knights at -223 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Vegas:
Team record: 16-4-1 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 11 games
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 13-8-1 SU
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Vegas at Minnesota Wednesday, March 10