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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Detroit won its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Canadiens on January 23. Bettors who backed the Red Wings at -127 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Blackhawks. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -247 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-16-3 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 20-19-4 SU
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Chicago Tuesday, January 28
Detroit home to Los Angeles Monday, January 27