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Winnipeg Jets vs. Utah Hockey Club
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Winnipeg Jets and the Utah Hockey Club meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Jets as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Hockey Club, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Hockey Club were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -141 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Winnipeg, they were a 4-0 winner as they battled the Golden Knights on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Jets at +148 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Winnipeg:
Team record: 52-20-4 SU
Winnipeg is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Utah:
Team record: 34-30-12 SU
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games
Utah is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Winnipeg home to St. Louis Monday, April 7
Utah home to Seattle Tuesday, April 8