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The Minnesota Wild (30-27-6) and Colorado Avalanche (39-20-5) lock horns in a Friday night battle in Denver. The opening faceoff at Ball Arena is slated for 9 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Avalanche odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Minnesota is playing the back half of a 2-day double. On Thursday, the Wild defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-2. They tote 2 straight wins into their Friday contest in Denver. Minnesota is 4-5-2 with a 3.64 average-goals-allowed mark on no rest.

Colorado, which beat its Central Division foe Minnesota 3-2 in the 1st meeting this season Nov. 24, is closing out a 3-game home stand. The Avalanche pounded the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings by a combined scored of 12-2 over the 1st 2 games of their home stand. The Avs have won 3 straight games at home, all by margins of 4 goals or more.

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Wild at Avalanche odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline: Wild +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Avalanche -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
• Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-135) | Avalanche -1.5 (+110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Wild at Avalanche projected goalies

Filip Gustavsson (17-15-3, 3.30 GAA, .892 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Alexandar Georgiev (32-15-3, 2.89 GAA, .901 SV%, 2 SO)

Gustavsson last started Sunday, facing only 15 shots (saving 12) in a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. The 25-year-old faced the Avs Nov. 24, allowing 3 goals on 25 shots.

Georgiev has been running hot and cold the last few weeks, alternating strong starts with weak ones. He’s coming off the former, the Colorado rout of Detroit Wednesday. In that contest, the 28-year-old Bulgarian net-minder clocked 27 saves against 29 shots. Georgiev owns a career .914 SV% in home games.

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Wild at Avalanche picks and predictions

Prediction

Avalanche 3, Wild 2

Moneyline

The visitors are the value side in this match-up, but the puck line offers better relative leverage. PASS.

Puck line/Against the spread

The Wild have a 7-1-0 road stretch not too far in the rearview mirror (Jan. 19-Feb. 24). The club’s overall record on no rest is not stellar, but Minnesota is 3-1-0 over its last 4 such games.

Per NaturalStatTrick.com, the Avs have a 5-on-5 shooting percentage of 11.2% over their last 10 games, so recent offensive numbers could well be a bit suspect.

Minnesota has killed off 10 of 11 penalties over its last 3 games against Colorado.

Ticket this contest as having decent probability of being low-scoring and close. An account login for a MINNESOTA +1.5 (-135) play is recommended.

Over/Under

The last 8 meetings of this series have seen the Under go 5-2-1.

Minnesota has yielded just 28.3 shots on goal per game since the All-Star break (just 40 over its last 2 games), and both teams have fared well in keeping would-be shooters clear of the slot of late.

Peg the Avs’ recent 5-on-5 success (3.56 goals per 60 minutes per Natural Stat Trick) as being due for a dose of regression.

TAKE THE UNDER 6.5 (-110).

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The Minnesota Wild (43-22-9) visit the Colorado Avalanche (44-23-6) Wednesday. Puck drop from Ball Arena is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Avalanche odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Wild picked up a 5-1 win against the Seattle Kraken last time out on home ice, pushing on the total at most shops. Minnesota has posted a 15-1-4 record across the past 20 games dating back to Feb. 15, a 3-2 loss on home ice against the Avalanche.

Colorado trails Minnesota by 1 point in the Central Division, although the Avalanche have a game in hand. Colorado has been hot lately, too, winning 9 of the past 10 games overall.

The Avs not only won in Minnesota Feb. 15, but Colorado posted a 6-3 win Oct. 17 in the first regular-season meeting, also in the Twin Cities.

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Wild at Avalanche odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:29 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Wild +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Avalanche -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
• Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-200) | Avalanche -1.5 (+150)
• Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -125 | U: +105)

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Wild at Avalanche projected goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury (24-13-4, 2.81 GAA, .909 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Alexandar Georgiev (34-15-5, 2.54 GAA, .919 SV%, 5 SO)

Fleury allowed just a single goal on 36 shots last time out against the Kraken, putting an ugly 5-4 SOL against the Philadelphia Flyers in the rearview mirror in the outing prior. He is still 6-0-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .928 SV% in 7 starts in the month of March.

Fleury was on the short end of that 3-2 loss against the Avs Feb. 15, allowing 3 goals on just 19 shots in the loss.

Georgiev allowed 3 goals on 30 shots in a SOW on the road against the Arizona Coyotes last time out, and he improved to 8-3-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .909 SV% with 2 SO in the month of March.

The Bulgarian tendy stopped 41 of the 43 shots he faced in Minnesota in a victory Feb. 15, and he also allowed just 3 goals on 39 shots in the 6-3 win back in mid-October.

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Wild at Avalanche picks and predictions

Prediction

Avalanche 3, Wild 2

Moneyline

The AVALANCHE (-155) is the play in this super important battle for 1st place in the Central Division.

Colorado has won 4 straight meetings on home ice against Minnesota, and the Avalanche are 7-3 in the past 10 meetings in the series. The home team has cashed in 5 of the past 7 in the series, too.

Puck line/Against the spread

The Wild +1.5 (-200) is a little on the pricey side if you need insurance and can’t bring yourself to play Minnesota straight up. It’s not worth it.

While Minnesota has been hot lately, you can’t bet it until the Wild show they can beat the Avalanche on a regular basis. There hasn’t been any sign of that lately.

PASS.

Over/Under

The UNDER 5.5 (+105) at plus-money is a value in the Mile High City.

While the Over has dominated for Minnesota lately, the Under is 22-6-1 in the past 29 when playing on a day of rest. The Under is also 4-1-1 in the past 6 meetings in this series.

The Under has dominated for the Avalanche lately, too, going 5-2 in the past 7 home games, while cashing at a 13-3-2 clip in the past 18 against Central Division teams. The Under is 18-8-3 in the previous 29 against teams with a winning record, too.

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