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Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers
The Ottawa Senators and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, New York was a 5-3 loser on the road against the Capitals. Bettors on Washington at +137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Senators were a 8-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got Ottawa at -184 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Ottawa:
Team record: 5-4-0 SU
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 6-2-1 SU
NY Rangers is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
NY Rangers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
Ottawa home to Seattle Saturday, November 2
New York home to New York Sunday, November 3