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Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks meet at Honda Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -192-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Ducks were a 7-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at -193 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Kings were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 30-18-7 SU
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Anaheim:
Team record: 17-32-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Anaheim's last 16 games
Anaheim is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Arizona Saturday, February 18
Anaheim at Florida Monday, February 20