The Colorado Avalanche look to emerge victorious in NHL odds action as the Wild arrive at Pepsi Center on Tuesday.

The Avalanche currently sports a record of 26-22-2. The Wild are 23-18-7. Betting totals have seen the Avalanche post a 19-27-4 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Wild have gone 19-20-9 against the number.



View Minnesota vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Avalanche in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -155 on most hockey betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 12 (Avalanche) and the No. 27 (Wild) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Colorado's No. 18-ranked offense (2.6 goals per game) against a Wild defense that ranks No. 9 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Avalanche Sportsbook has clicked at a 19.4% rate while the Wild have a 82.7% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Stars at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -115 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Avalanche were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Ducks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Anaheim at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.


Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Anaheim are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Wild at Avalanche trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games


Next up:
Minnesota home to Nashville, Tuesday, January 31
Colorado at Edmonton, Tuesday, January 31