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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 -150-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Rangers were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Nashville at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Toronto was a 5-3 winner at home against the Sabres. Bettors on Toronto at -197 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Toronto:
Team record: 17-14-4 SU
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 16-13-4 SU
NY Rangers is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 12 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Detroit Saturday, December 21
New York home to Anaheim Sunday, December 22