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New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers

The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers will meet on the ice at Madison Square Garden on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -182-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

In their last action, New York was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Penguins. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -136 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

New York:
Team record: 18-13-2 SU
NY Islanders is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games

New York:
Team record: 18-11-5 SU
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
NY Rangers is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Next up:
New York home to Florida Friday, December 23
New York home to Washington Tuesday, December 27