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Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Islanders
The Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -115-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Islanders were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -121 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
The Golden Knights were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Vegas at -134 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vegas:
Team record: 19-11-0 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 8-12-5 SU
NY Islanders is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
NY Islanders is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Islanders's last 23 games
Next up:
Vegas home to Tampa Bay Tuesday, December 21
New York home to Montreal Monday, December 20