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Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -312-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Oilers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -113 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Senators were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -121 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Ottawa:
Team record: 9-17-2 SU
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Ottawa is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 20-8-2 SU
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
Next up:
Ottawa at Seattle Thursday, January 6
Toronto home to Edmonton Wednesday, January 5