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Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

In their last action, Vegas was a 2-0 loser at home against the Avalanche. Bettors on Colorado at -138 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 5-2 loser at home against the Oilers. Bettors on Edmonton at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-17-7 SU
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Vegas:
Team record: 28-18-3 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 6 games
Vegas is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles at Arizona Saturday, February 19
Vegas at San Jose Sunday, February 20