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Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche meet at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Avalanche. Bettors on Colorado at -157 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 18-9-1 SU
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games
Colorado:
Team record: 18-8-2 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Anaheim Monday, March 22
Colorado at Arizona Monday, March 22