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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens will meet on the ice at Bell Centre on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -286-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Canadiens were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 6-5 result against the Maple Leafs on November 06. Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs at -149 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 5-3-4 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 5-4-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Montreal is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Chicago Thursday, November 9
Montreal at Detroit Thursday, November 9