The Minnesota Wild (6-4-0) play the first of a two-game road set against the Colorado Avalanche (6-3-1) at Ball Arena Tuesday for an 8:30 p.m. ET puck drop. Below, we analyze the Wild-Avalanche NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Wild at Avalanche: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:40 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Wild +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Avalanche -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wild +1.5 (-185) | Avalanche -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Wild at Avalanche: Projected starting goalies
Cam Talbot (3-1-0, 2.49 GAA, .916 SV%) at Philipp Grubauer (6-2-0, 1.75 GAA, .930 SV%, 2 SO)
Talbot returned from a lower-body injury Sunday and he backstopped the Wild to a 4-3 home win over the Avs, stopping 22 of the 25 shots he faced. He has allowed three or fewer goals in all four of his starts to date.
Grubauer was rested in Sunday’s game, as it would have been the second end of a back-to-back. He allowed one goal on 20 shots in a 5-1 blowout win in Minnesota Saturday. He has coughed up a total of 10 goals over his past seven starts since allowing four goals in his opening appearance against the St. Louis Blues.
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Wild at Avalanche: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Avalanche 5, Wild 2
Money line (ML)
The Avalanche (-185) are heavy favorites to top the Wild, and they’re a good bet behind Grubauer, who has been white-hot lately. This is just slightly over my personal money line limit of -180, but it isn’t a terrible play if you want to roll the dice with a small-unit wager.
I’ll officially PASS, but if you were to include this in a parlay, it’s not the end of the world.
Against the spread (ATS)
The AVALANCHE -1.5 (+150) are an attractive play in this one. Yes, they lost in overtime in St. Paul Sunday, but they had backup Hunter Miska between the pipes. They’re skating on home ice with Grubauer back in the crease, and that’s a recipe for a win by at least 2 goals.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 6 (+100) is worth a small-unit play. Grubauer has been hard on the opposition, so that’s a bit of a concern.
You need Minnesota to sneak at least 2 by him while Colorado does the heavy lifting. Still, at even-money, the Over is a decent value.
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