| The Vancouver Canucks visit the Minnesota Wild in a battle of heated Northwest division rivals Tuesday night.
The Wild have an edge over the past 10 meetings, winning six. The teams met just last week, when the Wild edged the Canucks 5-4 in Vancouver. The Canucks were a -125 moneyline favorite and the score went over the total of 5.
In their last game, the Canucks (29-22-8) beat division rival Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Saturday night. Vancouver cashed as -165 home favorites and the score was over the total of 5.
The Wild (34-21-4) beat Nashville 5-4 in overtime as a -180 favorite on Sunday. The score went over the total of 5½.
Over/under bettors should note an over trend – The total has gone over in four of the past five meetings, in seven of the past 10, in six of Vancouver's past nine overall, and in four of Minnesota's past five overall.
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its past six against Minnesota, and 4-10 SU in its past 14 overall.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its past five, and 5-2 SU in its past seven at home against Vancouver.
Roberto Luongo will be in net for Vancouver while Niklas Backstrom gets the start for Minnesota.
BETTING LINE: The Wild are -145 moneyline favorites at Bodog, and the total is 5.
BETTING CONSENSUS: Bettors are almost evenly divided on this matchup, with 51 per cent taking Vancouver to win. |
