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New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators
The New York Islanders and the Ottawa Senators will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Canadian Tire Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -159-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Ottawa, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Red Wings at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Senators at -132 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Islanders were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Coyotes. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -114 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 6-3-0 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 2-6-1 SU
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Next up:
New York home to Philadelphia Sunday, October 27
Ottawa home to San Jose Sunday, October 27