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Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks

The Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks will meet on the ice at Rogers Arena on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Canadiens as -140-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

The Canadiens were a 7-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canucks. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -148 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.

Montreal:
Team record: 3-0-2 SU
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road

Vancouver:
Team record: 2-4-0 SU
Vancouver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games

Next up:
Montreal home to Calgary Thursday, January 28
Vancouver home to Ottawa Monday, January 25