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Arizona Coyotes vs. Vancouver Canucks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Arizona Coyotes and the Vancouver Canucks meet at Rogers Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Canucks as -120-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game's total opened at 11.5.
Last time out for Vancouver, they were a 5-3 loser as they battled the Blue Jackets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at -138 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Coyotes were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at -188 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Arizona:
Team record: 32-27-8 SU
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games
Vancouver:
Team record: 34-25-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Vancouver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vancouver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games
Next up:
Arizona at Calgary Friday, March 6
Vancouver home to Colorado Friday, March 6