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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Vegas Golden Knights and the Anaheim Ducks meet at Honda Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -188-moneyline favorites versus the Ducks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Ducks were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Coyotes. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at -164 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Golden Knights were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got Vegas at +121 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vegas:
Team record: 11-4-1 SU
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
Anaheim:
Team record: 6-10-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Anaheim is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Vegas home to Minnesota Monday, March 1
Anaheim home to St. Louis Monday, March 1