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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet at Scotiabank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -177-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Toronto lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Canadiens on May 03. Bettors who backed the Canadiens at +149 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Montreal lost its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Senators on May 05. Bettors who backed the Senators at +131 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Montreal:
Team record: 24-19-9 SU
Montreal is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games

Toronto:
Team record: 33-13-6 SU
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

Next up:
Montreal at Toronto Saturday, May 8