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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.
In their last action, Toronto was a 5-4 winner at home against the Blue Jackets. Bettors on Toronto at -245 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Lightning were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -223 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 16-5-4 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Toronto:
Team record: 18-7-2 SU
Toronto is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Ottawa Saturday, December 11
Toronto home to Chicago Saturday, December 11