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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Bruins were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Dallas at +106 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Toronto was a 5-1 loser at home against the Blues. Bettors on St. Louis at +201 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Toronto:
Team record: 4-4-0 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 3-4-1 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Winnipeg Monday, October 28
Boston home to Philadelphia Tuesday, October 29