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Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings
The Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
The Kings were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Sharks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -148 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 19-6-1 SU
Current Streak: won 8 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 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 11-10-4 SU
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Los Angeles's last 24 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Vegas Sunday, December 12
Los Angeles at Tampa Bay Tuesday, December 14