Game 1 was a dogfight with Minnesota trailing 3-2 in the final minute. They out-hit Vegas 54-29, and had a 39-26 faceoff advantage. You need defense in the playoffs, especially on the road, and Minnesota is 15th in goals given up and fifth in save percentage behind goaltender Filip Gustavsson (2.56 goals against average). Minnesota went 23-13-5 on the road this season. Offensive star Kirill Kaprizov is back in the lineup after an injury and the team's winning percentage is 60% with him. Vegas is 26th in the league in penalty killing and has lost two of its last five home contests as favorites of -160 and -142. Minnesota is 3-5 in its last eight as an underdog of +170 or higher, winning at Colorado (3-1) at +200, at Carolina (4-0) at +185, and at Dallas (3-2) at +170. Play Minnesota.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.6 with Vegas winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 76% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 3.6 to 2.6 with Vegas winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Vegas
11:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 77% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Vegas would win by a score of 3.8 to 2.3 with Vegas winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Vegas
10:00 PM Eastern
You need defense in the playoffs, especially on the road, and Minnesota is 15th in goals given up and fifth in save percentage behind goaltender Filip Gustavsson (2.56 goals against average). Minnesota went 23-13-5 on the road this season. Offensive star Kirill Kaprizov is back in the lineup after an injury, and the team's winning percentage is 61% with him. Vegas is 26th in the league in penalty killing and has lost two of its last four home contests as favorites of -160 and -142. Play Minnesota.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 53% 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 3.1 to 2.9 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Vegas at Minnesota
8:00 PM Eastern
Minnesota is 39-29-3 UNDER this season, including a current 8-1 UNDER run. The Wild have allowed only five goals in four games while scoring 11 after being shut out 3-0 at Dallas on Monday. The Wild have stayed UNDER five of six against Western Conference opponents and nine of 11 home games overall. Minnesota is 5-0 UNDER its past five as an underdog and 7-0 UNDER against teams that allowed two or fewer goals their previous game. Vegas is 4-0-1 UNDER in the third game of a 3-in-4 days spot and both meetings this season have gone UNDER. This is likely Marc-Andre Fleury's last appearance against his former team and he is 12-8-1 with a 2.72 goals-against average. Adin Hill is 26-11-5 with a 2.51 GAA for the Golden Knights. Take the UNDER.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Vegas Golden Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 65% 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 3.6 to 2.7 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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