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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Flyers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Flyers at -118 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Maple Leafs were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Ducks. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -380 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 18-9-2 SU
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 11-14-4 SU
Detroit is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Buffalo Sunday, December 15
Detroit home to Philadelphia Wednesday, December 18