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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Vegas Golden Knights and the Vancouver Canucks meet at Rogers Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -159-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Canucks were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sharks. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at -305 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vegas lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Flames on April 15. Bettors who backed the Flames at -118 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Vegas:
Team record: 49-22-10 SU
Vegas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 9 games
Vegas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Vancouver:
Team record: 38-29-14 SU
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games