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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 Tuesday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 3.5.
The Islanders were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-4 winner at home against the Rangers. Bettors on Minnesota at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Minnesota:
Team record: 4-5-2 SU
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 5-2-3 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 12 games
NY Islanders is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at New York Thursday, November 9
New York at Boston Thursday, November 9