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Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, New York was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Flyers. Bettors on Philadelphia at -133 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 7-2 loser as they battled the Islanders on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at +111 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 11-4-2 SU
Boston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 6-8-3 SU
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 9 games
Next up:
Boston at New York Sunday, February 28