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St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Sharks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -116 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 4-1 winner at home against the Avalanche. Bettors on St. Louis at +158 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 21-19-6 SU
St. Louis is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
St. Louis is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 31-13-3 SU
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Minnesota Thursday, April 29