Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild 3/8/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 3/7/2015
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Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 6:00 PM ET
Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul
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The Colorado Avalanche head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
The Avalanche are 32-67 in their last 99 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 12-26 in their last 38 vs. a team with a winning record. They are 11-25 in their last 36 road games. The under is 6-2 in the Avalanche last 8 games playing on no days rest and 15-6-1 in their last 22 vs. a team with a winning record.
The Wild are 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 13-3 in their last 16 games playing on 1 day rest. They are 18-5 in their last 23 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in the Wild last 4 overall and 3-0-1 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.
Head-to-head, the under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota. The Avalanche are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota and 0-6 in the last 6 meetings.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends
Colorado Avalanche are 28-36-0 Against the Spread
Colorado Avalanche are 29-30-0 against the Over/Under
Minnesota Wild Betting Trends
Minnesota Wild are 36-29-0 Against the Spread
Minnesota Wild are 25-32-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Colorado Avalanche
12/23/14 LW Patrick Bordeleau Knee expected to miss 8-10 weeks
  11/25/14 LW Jamie McGinn Back out for season
  10/23/14 D Ryan Wilson Shoulder out for season
  10/06/14 RW Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
  03/06/15 C Nathan MacKinnon Foot expected to miss 6-8 weeks
  01/26/15 D Erik Johnson Knee out 3-8 weeks
  01/17/15 RW Borna Rendulic Leg expected to miss 8 weeks
Minnesota Wild
12/17/14 GO Josh Harding Illness out indefinitely
  12/10/14 D Keith Ballard Concussion out indefinitely
  03/06/15 LW Thomas Vanek Flu "?" Sunday vs Colorado
  03/03/15 D Marco Scandella Oblique expected to miss 7-10 days
  02/25/15 D Jared Spurgeon Concussion out indefinitely
  02/09/15 C Ryan Carter Upper Body expected to miss 1 month
  02/09/15 LW Jason Zucker Collarbone expected to miss 3 months
  02/03/15 LW Matt Cooke Hernia out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Colorado
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