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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Carolina Hurricanes

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at PNC Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -167-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.

Carolina won its last outing, a 6-1 result against the Coyotes on March 03. Bettors who backed the Hurricanes at -340 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Lightning were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at +140 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 37-20-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games

Carolina:
Team record: 40-12-8 SU
Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Philadelphia Tuesday, March 7
Carolina at Montreal Tuesday, March 7