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Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks meet at Rogers Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Canucks as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Canucks were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Penguins. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +128 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Flames on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Flames at -127 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 29-19-10 SU
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Vancouver:
Team record: 38-16-7 SU
Vancouver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to New Jersey Sunday, March 3
Vancouver at Anaheim Sunday, March 3