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Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Los Angeles was a 6-3 loser in its last match at home against the Golden Knights. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Canucks were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Ducks. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vancouver:
Team record: 15-15-2 SU
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Vancouver is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 15 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 14-12-5 SU
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Vancouver at Seattle Saturday, January 1
Los Angeles home to Philadelphia Saturday, January 1