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New York Islanders vs. Vegas Golden Knights
The New York Islanders and the Vegas Golden Knights will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at T-Mobile Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 6.
Vegas won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Blackhawks on December 15. Bettors who backed the Golden Knights at -193 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for New York, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Coyotes on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Coyotes at +159 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 17-13-1 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
NY Islanders is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Vegas:
Team record: 22-9-1 SU
Vegas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 12 games
Vegas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New York at Colorado Monday, December 19
Vegas home to Buffalo Monday, December 19