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Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Minnesota Wild and the Detroit Red Wings will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Wings as -104-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Lightning at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at -165 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Wild were a 6-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -152 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 27-13-4 SU
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 20-19-4 SU
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Detroit Tuesday, February 25
Detroit home to Anaheim Sunday, February 23