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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Islanders were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -345 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Lightning were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -190 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 43-25-5 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 32-31-10 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
NY Islanders is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Ottawa Thursday, April 3
New York home to Minnesota Friday, April 4