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Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Minnesota Wild and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -162-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Golden Knights were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +122 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 38-19-5 SU
Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

Vegas:
Team record: 43-16-3 SU
Vegas is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home