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Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Minnesota Wild and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -1150-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 4-0 result against the Predators on November 16. Bettors who backed the Penguins at -129 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 4-3 winner at home against the Hurricanes. Bettors on Minnesota at +142 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 10-7-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 10-5-4 SU
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Winnipeg Sunday, November 23
Pittsburgh home to Seattle Saturday, November 22