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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Red Wings were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -104 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Jets on December 23. Bettors who backed the Jets at +106 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Toronto:
Team record: 21-12-2 SU
Toronto is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 13-17-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Detroit is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Washington Saturday, December 28
Detroit home to Washington Sunday, December 29