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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators meet at Canadian Tire Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Ottawa lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Devils on October 17. Bettors who backed the Devils at -140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Lightning were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Golden Knights. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -148 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 3-0-0 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 2-2-0 SU
Ottawa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Monday, October 21
Ottawa at Utah Tuesday, October 22