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Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The fans at Nationwide Arena will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.
Columbus was a 3-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Flyers. They won as +158 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Lightning on January 04. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -134 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-17-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 13-19-8 SU
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Dallas Monday, January 8
Columbus at Winnipeg Tuesday, January 9