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Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Nashville Predators and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Predators were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -183 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Nashville:
Team record: 4-4-0 SU
Nashville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 4-1-1 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 5-17 ATS in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Nashville at Florida Thursday, February 4
Tampa Bay home to Detroit Wednesday, February 3