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Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders
The Minnesota Wild and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
New York was a 2-1 loser in its last match at home against the Stars. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -146 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 22-14-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 22-17-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Islanders is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Arizona Saturday, January 14
New York home to Montreal Saturday, January 14