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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 6.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Blackhawks. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -200 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 16-4-1 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Chicago:
Team record: 12-7-5 SU
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Chicago Sunday, March 7