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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Canadiens were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Ducks. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -149 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Ducks on February 07. Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs at -250 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Toronto:
Team record: 29-19-7 SU
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Montreal:
Team record: 26-23-7 SU
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Montreal's last 17 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Arizona Tuesday, February 11
Montreal home to Arizona Monday, February 10