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Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers
The Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -549-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 4-0 winner as they battled the Flyers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -210 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Red Wings were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at +324 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 26-32-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Detroit is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 42-19-5 SU
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Florida Sunday, April 17
New York home to Winnipeg Tuesday, April 19