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Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals

The Minnesota Wild and the Washington Capitals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Capital One Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Capitals as -127-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.

In their last action, Washington was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Islanders. Bettors on Washington at -105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Coyotes at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -360 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 24-14-4 SU
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Washington:
Team record: 24-16-6 SU
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games

Next up:
Minnesota at Carolina Thursday, January 19
Washington at Arizona Thursday, January 19