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Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Minnesota Wild and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Sabres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -167 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Wild were a 2-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -178 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-21-5 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-14 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Toronto:
Team record: 35-15-8 SU
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Columbus Sunday, February 26
Toronto at Seattle Sunday, February 26