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Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Kings were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Vancouver, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Ducks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Canucks at -265 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Vancouver:
Team record: 39-17-7 SU
Vancouver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Vancouver is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 31-19-10 SU
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Next up:
Vancouver at Vegas Thursday, March 7
Los Angeles home to Ottawa Thursday, March 7