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Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-1 winner at home against the Flames. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -198 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Bruins were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +146 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 17-11-2 SU
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-8-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Next up:
Boston at Washington Monday, January 10
Tampa Bay at New Jersey Monday, January 10