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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers will meet on the ice at FLA Live Arena on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Florida, they were a 4-3 winner as they battled the Flyers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Panthers at -337 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Lightning were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +264 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 1-3-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Florida:
Team record: 3-1-0 SU
Florida is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Florida is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Florida is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to New York Saturday, October 22
Florida home to New York Sunday, October 23