Last night I had Columbus on the puckline and they won 1-0 in overtime, which lost the ticket. Tonight the Blue Jackets are in Minnesota facing a team that has leaned on its goaltending. Jesper Wallstedt has a 5-1-1 record and a .920 save percentage, and the Wild have allowed 2.5 goals a game, seventh fewest in the NHL. Columbus scores 2.67 a game, 24th, and it managed one goal in 65 minutes last night. The Blue Jackets’ power play converts 13.3 percent of its chances, 27th in the league. Columbus allows 3.5 goals a game, Minnesota scores 3.25, defensemen Olli Maatta and Jared Spurgeon are out for the Wild, and Minnesota’s last three games produced 6, 7 and 9 total goals. A total that high needs Columbus to score, and across six games this season it has scored 17 goals. If Columbus stays near its average, the high-scoring games Minnesota has played lately do not repeat. I’m taking the UNDER in tonight’s Columbus-Minnesota game.
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Who was the public on? 90% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 90% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 3.6 to 1.5 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 3.7 to 2.5 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Columbus winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 75% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 3.7 to 2.2 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.9 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Columbus winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 74% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 5.0 to 1.4 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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