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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers meet at BB&T Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Lightning were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at +129 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 9-2-1 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Florida:
Team record: 8-1-2 SU
Florida is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Florida Monday, February 15