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Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers
The Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Rangers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Blues on January 08. Bettors who backed the Blues at +186 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 22-14-3 SU
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 22-12-7 SU
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at New York Thursday, January 12
New York home to Dallas Thursday, January 12