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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -213-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 6.
Chicago was a 1-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Flames. They lost as +254 underdogs, while the total score of 1 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Ducks on January 27. Bettors who backed the Ducks at +200 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 21-23-5 SU
Minnesota is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Minnesota is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Chicago:
Team record: 14-34-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Pittsburgh Friday, February 9
Chicago home to New York Friday, February 9