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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -189-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Rangers were a 7-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -158 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Predators on October 26. Bettors who backed the Predators at +147 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 5-3-2 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 3-5-1 SU
NY Rangers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New Jersey Wednesday, October 30
New York at Nashville Saturday, November 2