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Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Anaheim Ducks and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -263-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Ducks were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -265 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Anaheim:
Team record: 17-30-8 SU
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Anaheim's last 15 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 34-14-5 SU
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Next up:
Minnesota at St. Louis Wednesday, May 12