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"April 27, 7:30 PM | Pepsi CenterMinnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Odds25-19-3TEAM RECORD16-24-7The Colorado Avalanche will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Minnesota Wild invade Pepsi Center on Saturday.The Avalanche sport records of 16-24-7 heading into this matchup, while the Wild sit at 25-19-3 on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 18-23-6 for the Avalanche and 20-21-6 for the Wild. View Minnesota vs Colorado Odds and Stats.Power Rankings: The Avalanche - Wild odds would favor the Wild if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Colorado is rated No. 27 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Minnesota is at No. 17.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Offensively, the game matches up Colorado&amp;#039;s No. 26-ranked offense (2.4 goals per game) against a Wild defense that ranks No. 15 at 2.7 goals per game allowed. The Avalanche powerplay has clicked at a 15.1% rate while the Wild have a 80.6% rate on the penalty kill.In their last action, Minnesota was a 6-1 loser at home against the Oilers. Bettors on Edmonton at +205 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Colorado won its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Coyotes on April 26. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at +150 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Minnesota Wild Trends:When playing on Saturday are 3-7Before playing Florida are 3-3-2After playing Edmonton are 2-8After a loss are 5-5Colorado Avalanche Trends:When playing on Saturday are 3-7Before playing Buffalo are 7-3After playing Phoenix are 3-7After a win are 2-8A few Wild at Avalanche trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing ColoradoMinnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against ColoradoThe total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota&amp;#039;s last 9 games on the roadMinnesota is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing ColoradoThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing MinnesotaThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 6 games Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at homeColorado is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Minnesota"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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