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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Minnesota Wild will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Blues on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -127 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Lightning were a 4-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blackhawks. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -320 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 24-11-1 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 21-13-2 SU
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg Friday, January 6
Minnesota at Buffalo Saturday, January 7