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New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 6.
New York was a 2-0 winner in its last match at home against the Predators. They won as favorites, while the total score of 2 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Rangers were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -345 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 53-21-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 35-27-15 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games
Next up:
New York home to Philadelphia Thursday, April 11
New York home to Montreal Thursday, April 11