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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings will meet on the ice at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

In their last action, Detroit was a 4-3 loser on the road against the Devils. Bettors on New Jersey at -220 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Tampa Bay was a 5-3 winner in its last match at home against the Predators. They won as favorites, while the total score of 8 made winners of OVER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games

Detroit:
Team record: 0-1-0 SU
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay at Ottawa Sunday, October 15
Detroit at Columbus Monday, October 16