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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Rangers were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -101 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Devils on January 27. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -146 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 27-18-5 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 31-16-3 SU
NY Rangers is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Rangers is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Thursday, February 8
New York at Chicago Friday, February 9