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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -235-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.

The Rangers were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Maple Leafs. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +307 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Stars. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 41-24-11 SU
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games

New York:
Team record: 29-32-13 SU
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 10 games

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Nashville Friday, March 29
New York at Boston Wednesday, March 27