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Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators meet at Canadian Tire Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -140-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Ottawa won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Bruins on April 16. Bettors who backed the Senators at +197 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Panthers were a 6-4 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at -165 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Florida:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 0-0-0 SU
Ottawa is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Next up:
Florida at Buffalo Saturday, October 12
Ottawa at Montreal Saturday, October 12