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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators meet at Canadian Tire Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -201-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Ottawa lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Panthers on January 02. Bettors who backed the Panthers at -135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay was a 2-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Canadiens. They won as -140 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 22-13-4 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 16-20-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 9 games
Ottawa is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Carolina Sunday, January 5
Ottawa at Washington Tuesday, January 7