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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -300-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Red Wings. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -325 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 18-4-2 SU
Tampa Bay is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road

Detroit:
Team record: 7-16-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Nashville Saturday, March 13
Detroit home to Carolina Sunday, March 14