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Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Minnesota Wild and the Detroit Red Wings will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Bruins on October 27. Bettors who backed the Bruins at -243 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
The Wild were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Senators. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -128 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 3-3-1 SU
Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Detroit:
Team record: 3-2-2 SU
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Chicago Sunday, October 30
Detroit at Buffalo Monday, October 31