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New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Boston was a 2-1 loser on the road against the Islanders. Bettors on New York at -108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for New York, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Penguins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Penguins at -171 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 10-11-3 SU
NY Rangers is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
NY Rangers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 18-5 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 13-6-4 SU
Boston is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Next up:
New York at Boston Saturday, March 13