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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Maple Leafs, while the game's total opened at 6.
Carolina lost its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Rangers on March 23. Bettors who backed the Rangers at +129 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Maple Leafs were a 6-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at +115 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 43-19-9 SU
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina:
Team record: 46-16-8 SU
Carolina is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Carolina is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Nashville Sunday, March 26
Carolina home to Boston Sunday, March 26