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Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Minnesota Wild and the Nashville Predators meet at Bridgestone Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Nashville, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Rangers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Predators at -113 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 3-2 loser at home against the Sharks. Bettors on San Jose at +180 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-6-2 SU
Minnesota is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Nashville:
Team record: 6-8-1 SU
Nashville is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Nashville is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Pittsburgh Thursday, November 17
Nashville home to New York Thursday, November 17