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Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Calgary Flames and the Vegas Golden Knights meet at T-Mobile Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -167-moneyline favorites versus the Flames, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Vegas, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Bruins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Golden Knights at +118 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Calgary was a 6-2 winner on the road against the Coyotes. Bettors on Calgary at -143 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Calgary:
Team record: 19-18-5 SU
Calgary is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Vegas:
Team record: 24-13-5 SU
Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Vegas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games
Next up:
Calgary home to Arizona Tuesday, January 16
Vegas home to Nashville Monday, January 15