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Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Bruins on February 13. Bettors who backed the Lightning at +134 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado was a 6-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Capitals. They won as -193 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 33-17-4 SU
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 17 games
Colorado is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 29-20-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Arizona Sunday, February 18
Tampa Bay home to Florida Saturday, February 17