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Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins
The Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -179-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 5-3 winner as they battled the Devils at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Bruins at -305 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Blues on January 01. Bettors who backed the Blues at +100 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 19-10-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 17-10-2 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Washington Saturday, January 8
Boston at Tampa Bay Saturday, January 8