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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks will meet on the ice at United Center on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -129-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blackhawks were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Kraken. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Avalanche on January 17. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at -243 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 22-10-3 SU
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Minnesota's last 20 games
Chicago:
Team record: 15-18-6 SU
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Chicago Saturday, January 22