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Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers meet at FLA Live Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -189-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Panthers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +186 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Ottawa lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Wild on October 27. Bettors who backed the Wild at -128 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Ottawa:
Team record: 4-3-0 SU
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games
Florida:
Team record: 4-3-1 SU
Florida is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games
Next up:
Ottawa at Tampa Bay Tuesday, November 1
Florida at Arizona Tuesday, November 1