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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New Jersey Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Devils, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Penguins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Penguins at -228 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Coyotes. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -260 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: 31-11-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 17-27-5 SU
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Edmonton Wednesday, February 23
New Jersey at Pittsburgh Thursday, February 24