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Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Oilers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Golden Knights were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +110 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Edmonton, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Coyotes on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Oilers at -191 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Edmonton:
Team record: 4-0-0 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Edmonton is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Vegas:
Team record: 1-2-0 SU
Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Edmonton home to Philadelphia Wednesday, October 27
Vegas home to New York Sunday, October 24