Minnesota Wild vs Atlanta Thrashers

Mar 07, 2008 | By Stan Leung | Picks Articles Archive

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Minnesota Wild (-140) vs. Atlanta Thrashers (+120)
Friday, March 7, 2008 4:35p EST
Pick: Under 5.5
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The Wild were edged 3-2 by the Hurricanes last time out, as -120 favorites on the road. The five goals were Under the posted over/under (5.5) and the Under record should still continue tonight against Atlanta. The Thrashers, who have traditional been a high scoring team have not been able to score since the trade deadline and have gone has gone Under in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games at home and Under in 12 of Atlanta's last 18 games.

For this game is it all about trends with the Wild. They are coached by one of the most defensive minded coaches in the league in Jacques Lemaire and have a defense comes first especially on the road where hey always play the five man trap up high and don’t fore check as much.

Just at the wild Under record

Under is 6-0 in Wild last 6 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
Under is 4-0 in Wild last 4 vs. Southeast.
Under is 9-0-1 in Wild last 10 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Wild last 4 games playing on 0 days rest.
Under is 5-0 in Wild last 5 games as a road favorite.
Under is 5-0 in Wild last 5 games as a road favorite of -110 to -150.
Under is 5-0 in Wild last 5 road games.
Under is 4-0 in Wild last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Under is 7-1 in Wild last 8 games as a favorite.
Under is 7-1 in Wild last 8 overall.
Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation.
Under is 5-1-1 in Wild last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 5-1 in Wild last 6 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Bottom Line: Bottom Line: Minnesota’s Under record is 7-1 in their last 8 games as a favorite and are Under 7-1 in their last 8 overall. As NHL betting trends don’t necessary mean much but when the stats are overhauling you sometimes cant ignore them. Tonight’s NHL bet by most online sportsbooks have this game’s total set at 5.5. That half point will give most NHL online NHL bettors the advantage in tonight’s game.

Under, Under, Under is the way to go

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A few trends to consider:

Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Minnesota Wild vs Atlanta Thrashers

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