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Minnesota Wild vs. Ottawa Senators
The Minnesota Wild and the Ottawa Senators will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Avicii Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -109-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Ottawa, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Red Wings at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Senators at -128 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 8-3 result against the Stars on November 12. Bettors who backed the Stars at -114 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 5-8-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 7-7-0 SU
Ottawa is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Ottawa is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota home to Toronto Sunday, November 19
Ottawa home to New York Friday, November 24