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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Maple Leafs were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Flames. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -171 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Montreal won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Oilers on April 05. Bettors who backed the Canadiens at -123 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Montreal:
Team record: 17-9-9 SU
Montreal is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Toronto:
Team record: 26-10-3 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Toronto is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Montreal home to Winnipeg Thursday, April 8
Toronto home to Ottawa Saturday, April 10