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Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-1 loser at home against the Penguins. Bettors on Pittsburgh at +145 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
The Red Wings were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at +176 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 24-24-6 SU
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games
Detroit is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 35-12-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit at Florida Saturday, March 5
Tampa Bay at Chicago Sunday, March 6