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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 -145-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Montreal won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Stars on January 16. Bettors who backed the Canadiens at +182 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Maple Leafs were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at +111 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 27-16-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Montreal
Montreal:
Team record: 21-18-4 SU
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Montreal is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Toronto home to Tampa Bay Monday, January 20
Montreal home to New York Sunday, January 19