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Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens and the Florida Panthers meet at Amerant Bank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.
Florida was a 3-2 winner in its last match at home against the Sabres. They won as favorites, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Montreal was a 4-2 winner in its last match at home against the Coyotes. They won as favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of PUSH bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 23-28-8 SU
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Florida:
Team record: 39-16-4 SU
Florida is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Next up:
Montreal at Tampa Bay Saturday, March 2
Florida at Detroit Saturday, March 2