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Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Rangers
The Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for New York, they were a 4-0 loser as they battled the Capitals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Capitals at +164 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Kings were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +130 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-4-4 SU
Los Angeles is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Los Angeles is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 18-6-1 SU
NY Rangers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Winnipeg Wednesday, December 13
New York home to Toronto Tuesday, December 12