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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens will meet on the ice at Bell Centre on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
Montreal lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Predators on December 04. Bettors who backed the Predators at -235 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Lightning were a 7-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 15-5-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Montreal:
Team record: 6-17-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Thursday, December 9
Montreal home to Chicago Thursday, December 9