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Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 4.5.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 6-3 loser on the road against the Flames. Bettors on Calgary at -114 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Wild were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 25-16-4 SU
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 29-15-1 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Philadelphia Thursday, January 26
Tampa Bay home to Boston Thursday, January 26