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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Detroit was a 5-4 winner in its last match on the road against the Kraken. They won as -103 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Senators at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at -160 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-16-3 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 20-19-4 SU
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Montreal Sunday, February 9
Detroit home to Minnesota Saturday, February 22