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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -286-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Montreal was a 5-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Lightning. They lost as +270 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-2 loser at home against the Devils. Bettors on New Jersey at +108 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: 42-23-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 27-37-6 SU
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Ottawa Thursday, March 23
Montreal at Boston Thursday, March 23