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Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Minnesota Wild and the Nashville Predators meet at Bridgestone Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Nashville was a 3-2 winner at home against the Blackhawks. Bettors on Nashville at -275 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Wild were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Oilers. That made winners of bettors who got Edmonton at -204 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 27-13-4 SU
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Nashville:
Team record: 14-22-7 SU
Nashville is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Colorado Monday, January 20
Nashville home to San Jose Tuesday, January 21