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Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Islanders
The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Islanders were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +196 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Colorado won its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Rangers on January 26. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at +108 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado:
Team record: 27-17-1 SU
Colorado is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games
New York:
Team record: 17-19-7 SU
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
Next up:
Colorado home to St. Louis Friday, January 31
New York at Philadelphia Thursday, January 30