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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers meet at FLA Live Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Maple Leafs, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Panthers were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +137 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 7-2 loser as they battled the Islanders on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at +101 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 42-19-9 SU
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Florida:
Team record: 36-28-7 SU
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Carolina Saturday, March 25
Florida home to New York Saturday, March 25