Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild Odds
The Minnesota Wild will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Columbus Blue Jackets invade Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.
Minnesota will face the 15-33-6 Blue Jackets. In totals betting, the Wild are 21-23-10 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Blue Jackets are 25-27-2 favoring the OVER.
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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Wild in this one will find them as -165 favorites on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 27 (Wild) and the No. 30 (Blue Jackets) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Minnesota's No. 29-ranked offense, averaging 2.3 goals per game, against a Blue Jackets defense that ranks No. 29 at 3.3 goals allowed. The Wild power play is averaging 14.8% while the Blue Jackets defense kills off 76.1% of their penalties.
Last time out for Columbus, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Stars at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Stars at -115 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Wild were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Canucks. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus Blue Jackets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Anaheim are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Vancouver are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A few Blue Jackets at Wild trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus' last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Columbus is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Columbus is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Minnesota is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing at home against Columbus
Next up:
Columbus home to Anaheim, Sunday, February 12
Minnesota home to Anaheim, Tuesday, February 14