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Ottawa Senators vs. New York Islanders
The Ottawa Senators and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -275-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Islanders were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -116 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Ottawa won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Oilers on January 31. Bettors who backed the Senators at +182 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Ottawa:
Team record: 14-21-4 SU
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 15-16-6 SU
NY Islanders is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders's last 11 games
NY Islanders is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Ottawa home to New Jersey Monday, February 7
New York home to Seattle Wednesday, February 2