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Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Islanders
The Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Nassau Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Golden Knights, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Islanders were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -121 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.
Vegas won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Devils on December 03. Bettors who backed the Golden Knights at -130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Vegas:
Team record: 15-11-4 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 18-6-2 SU
NY Islanders is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Islanders is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Vegas home to New York Sunday, December 8
New York at Dallas Saturday, December 7