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Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -179-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Golden Knights were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Penguins. That made winners of bettors who got Vegas at -220 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Blues on March 08. Bettors who backed the Kings at -217 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-12-5 SU
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Vegas:
Team record: 29-12-3 SU
Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to New York Tuesday, March 11
Vegas at Pittsburgh Tuesday, March 11