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New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins meet at TD 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 4-0 loser on the road against the Bruins. Bettors on Boston at -171 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
New York:
Team record: 10-12-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 18-6 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 14-6-4 SU
Boston is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Next up:
New York home to Philadelphia Monday, March 15
Boston at Pittsburgh Monday, March 15