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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -199-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Boston was a 3-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Red Wings. They lost as -318 underdogs, while the total score of 4 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Last time out for Montreal, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Coyotes at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Coyotes at +122 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Montreal:
Team record: 27-24-7 SU
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Montreal's last 19 games

Boston:
Team record: 34-11-12 SU
Boston is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games

Next up:
Montreal at Pittsburgh Friday, February 14
Boston home to Detroit Saturday, February 15