Canucks vs. Wild Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Minnesota Wild have won three in a row and nine of their last 11, but do they have what it takes to slay the beast that is the Vancouver Canucks?
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Wild –111 money line favorites over the Canucks, who are +103 on the line. The over/under for this game is currently sitting at 5.5 goals.
The Canucks enter Tuesday’s game with a 36-12-4-5 overall record and are 16-8-3-1 on the road. The over is 29-26 in all games this season for Vancouver, but the under is 14-13 in its road games.
The Wild are 30-20-1-4 and 14-11-0-2 at home. According to recent NHL trends, the under is 27-23 in all Minnesota games this season, and 15-9 overall. The Wild are averaging 2.62 goals for and 2.56 goals against in 2011.
NHL Prediction: The home team is 7-0 in the last seven meetings between these two teams, while the Canucks are 0-4 in their last four trips to Minnesota. For whatever reason, Vancouver has had trouble with the Wild over the years and is coming off a loss to the Blues on Monday night. The road-weary Canucks may have issues again with Niklas Backstrom, who is averaging 2.33 goals against this season. Our pick is the Wild –111.
NHL FREE PICK: MINNESOTA WILD –111
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