Thursday, October 15, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -151 and the Coyotes at +137. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Minnesota Wild have 4 total points this season. They have scored 8 goals while giving up 6 goals. They have had 5 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 40%. They have allowed 5 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 40%.

The Coyotes have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 0 power play goals on 7 opportunities thus far. They have allowed 8 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances. As a team, they have a total of 6 goals scored while giving up 2 goals this year.

The Wild are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. the Pacific, 19-7 in their last 26 road games and 8-3 in their last 11 Thursday games. They are 8-3 in their last 11 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 14-48 in their last 62 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.

The over is 3-0-1 in the Wild last 4 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 5-0-3 in their last 8 road games and 4-0-2 in their last 6 Thursday games. The over is also 4-1-4 in their last 9 overall, 4-1-4 in their last 9 vs. the Western Conference, 6-2-5 in their last 13 vs. a team with a winning record and 15-6-9 in their last 30 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

The Coyotes are 16-35 in their last 51 home games, 8-20 in their last 28 Thursday games and 16-42 in their last 58 vs. the Western Conference. They are 17-46 in their last 63 overall, 7-19 in their last 26 vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 2-6 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 11-40 in their last 51 vs. the Central.

The under is 3-0-1 in the Coyotes last 4 vs. the Western Conference, 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 5-0 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. The under is also 10-2-1 in their last 13 home games, 15-4-3 in their last 22 overall and 19-7-2 in their last 28 Thursday games.

Head to head, the Wild are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Arizona and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings and the road team is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 2-0 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 1-0-1 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 2-0 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-1-1 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/14/15 RW Justin Fontaine Oblique is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Arizona

10/14/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin is downgraded to expected to miss 2 weeks

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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