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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Detroit was a 7-5 winner in its last match at home against the Jets. They won as favorites, while the total score of 12 made winners of OVER bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Predators on January 11. Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs at -172 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Toronto:
Team record: 26-9-7 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Toronto is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games
Detroit:
Team record: 17-15-7 SU
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Toronto at Boston Saturday, January 14
Detroit home to Columbus Saturday, January 14