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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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

Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -208-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Canadiens were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Maple Leafs. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at +175 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Montreal:
Team record: 25-21-11 SU
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road

Toronto:
Team record: 35-15-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games at home

Next up:
Montreal home to Toronto Monday, May 24