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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Red Wings were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -214 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 3-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Bruins. They lost as -106 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 39-18-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 26-31-7 SU
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit's last 18 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Sunday, March 27
Detroit at Pittsburgh Sunday, March 27