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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 -200-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
The Avalanche were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Kraken on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Kraken at -109 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 5-2-0 SU
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Colorado:
Team record: 3-4-0 SU
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Ottawa Tuesday, November 2
Colorado home to Columbus Wednesday, November 3