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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New Jersey Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
New Jersey was a 3-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Rangers. They lost as -150 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Bruins on January 09. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -162 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 22-15-2 SU
Tampa Bay is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 25-15-4 SU
New Jersey is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Sunday, January 12
New Jersey home to Florida Tuesday, January 14