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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Maple Leafs were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +110 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Senators on October 19. Bettors who backed the Senators at +125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 3-1-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 3-2-0 SU
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New Jersey Tuesday, October 22
Toronto at Columbus Tuesday, October 22