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Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -127-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 7-0 loser as they battled the Maple Leafs on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -106 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 2-1 winner at home against the Canucks. Bettors on Minnesota at -123 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 12-12-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 13-13-3 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Boston Tuesday, December 19
Pittsburgh home to Carolina Thursday, December 21