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Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -182-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Blue Jackets were a 6-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -175 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 6-5 result against the Red Wings on March 10. Bettors who backed the Wild at -171 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 34-19-3 SU
Minnesota is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Columbus:
Team record: 28-27-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Nashville Sunday, March 13
Columbus home to Vegas Sunday, March 13