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New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -106-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 7-0 result against the Flyers on March 09. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -147 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, New York was a 1-0 winner on the road against the Hurricanes. Bettors on New York at +156 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
New York:
Team record: 43-18-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 10 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 34-25-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
New York at Pittsburgh Saturday, March 16
Tampa Bay at Florida Saturday, March 16