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Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche meet at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -213-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Avalanche were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -147 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Wild were a 6-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hockey Club. That made winners of bettors who got Utah at -175 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 27-13-4 SU
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado:
Team record: 27-17-1 SU
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Colorado is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Boston Sunday, March 2
Colorado home to Pittsburgh Tuesday, March 4