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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Vegas Golden Knights and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -161-moneyline favorites versus the Golden Knights, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 6-1 winner at home against the Blues. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -175 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Golden Knights were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -134 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Vegas:
Team record: 21-7-5 SU
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 15-13-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Vegas at Florida Saturday, December 23
Tampa Bay at Washington Saturday, December 23