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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 -222-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Jets on May 14. Bettors who backed the Jets at +140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Montreal was a 4-3 loser in its last match at home against the Oilers. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 24-21-11 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Montreal is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Toronto:
Team record: 35-14-7 SU
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Toronto is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Next up:
Montreal at Toronto Saturday, May 22