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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Rogers Place.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -182-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Lightning were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -162 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 59-26-7 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Dallas:
Team record: 51-34-8 SU
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Dallas Saturday, September 26