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New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Hurricanes were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New York won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Penguins on May 15. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -132 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 56-26-7 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Carolina:
Team record: 58-23-8 SU
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 10 games
Next up:
New York at Carolina Friday, May 20