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Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Blue Jackets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -272 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Avalanche were a 6-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -365 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 46-14-5 SU
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 39-20-4 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Colorado at Calgary Tuesday, March 29
Minnesota home to Philadelphia Tuesday, March 29