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Arizona Coyotes vs. Vegas Golden Knights

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Arizona Coyotes and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Last time out for Vegas, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Ducks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Ducks at +130 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Coyotes were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Nashville at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Arizona:
Team record: 21-14-4 SU
Arizona is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games on the road

Vegas:
Team record: 20-15-6 SU
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Next up:
Arizona home to Dallas Sunday, December 29
Vegas home to Anaheim Tuesday, December 31