Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary Flames odds, tips and betting trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Calgary Flames at Amalie Arena on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN+ and BSSUN.
Tampa Bay earned a shootout victory at home its last time out on March 2 against the Montreal Canadiens 4-3, taking the shootout 2-1 to seal the win.
Calgary’s last game was a home loss, 4-2, against the Seattle Kraken on March 4.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s action on the ice.
- Favorite: Lightning (-147)
- Underdog: Flames (+120)
- Tampa Bay has gone 21-14 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
- In 17 games with moneyline oddds lower than -147, the Lightning have 12 wins.
- There is a 59.5% chance that Tampa Bay wins this game, per the moneyline.
- In their past 10 games, the Lightning are 5-4-1 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 3.0 goals-per-game average (30 total) over that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Lightning have allowed 3.5 goals per game (35 total) over those 10 outings.
- The Flames have been listed as the underdog 31 times this season, and upset their opponent 16 times.
- Calgary has won three of its 12 games when it is the underdog by +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this matchup implies a 45.5% chance for the Flames to win.
- In the past 10 games, the Flames are 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They have totaled 33 goals over that time.
- On the defensive side, the Flames have given up 31 goals (3.1 per game) over those 10 outings.
- Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
