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Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks
The Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rogers Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Canucks as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Vancouver, they were a 6-5 winner as they battled the Sharks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Canucks at -115 were rewarded, while the 11 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Oilers. Bettors on Edmonton at -118 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 13-11-2 SU
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Vancouver:
Team record: 12-12-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Vancouver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Vancouver's last 18 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Edmonton Monday, December 12
Vancouver at Calgary Wednesday, December 14