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St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild
The division rival St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Wild were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +197 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis lost its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Blue Jackets on January 04. Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets at -118 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis:
Team record: 19-18-4 SU
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 25-11-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Anaheim Thursday, January 9
Minnesota home to Colorado Thursday, January 9