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New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders meet at Nassau Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -134-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Flyers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at -170 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, New York was a 5-2 loser at home against the Penguins. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
New York:
Team record: 18-16-5 SU
NY Rangers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
NY Rangers is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 26-10-4 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
NY Islanders is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Next up:
New York at New York Sunday, April 11