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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Rangers were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Bruins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -146 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 27-16-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
New York:
Team record: 20-20-3 SU
NY Rangers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
NY Rangers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Pittsburgh Sunday, March 2
New York home to Nashville Sunday, March 2