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Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Tampa Bay was a 2-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Capitals. They won as -118 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Florida was a 5-1 winner at home against the Islanders. Bettors on Florida at -137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Florida:
Team record: 2-0-0 SU
Florida is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 2-1-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Florida home to Colorado Thursday, October 21
Tampa Bay home to Colorado Saturday, October 23