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Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota Wild
The Montreal Canadiens and the Minnesota Wild will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as 100-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
The Wild were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Blackhawks. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -218 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Montreal was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Avalanche. Bettors on Colorado at -630 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Montreal:
Team record: 8-25-7 SU
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 24-10-3 SU
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 22 games
Next up:
Montreal home to Anaheim Thursday, January 27
Minnesota at New York Friday, January 28