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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Arizona Coyotes

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Arizona Coyotes will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Gila River Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -275-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

Last time out for Arizona, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Kraken on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Coyotes at +193 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Lightning were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 30-11-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

Arizona:
Team record: 12-31-4 SU
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay at New Jersey Tuesday, February 15
Arizona home to Los Angeles Saturday, February 19