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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Canadiens were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at -225 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 4-1 winner as they battled the Jets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -160 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 28-11-7 SU
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 19-24-3 SU
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Next up:
Toronto home to New York Monday, January 23
Montreal home to Boston Tuesday, January 24