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Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Lenovo Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -227-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Hurricanes were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Nashville at +241 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Montreal lost its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Flyers on March 27. Bettors who backed the Flyers at +111 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Montreal:
Team record: 33-29-9 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Montreal is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
Carolina:
Team record: 43-24-4 SU
Carolina is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Carolina is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Carolina's last 12 games
Next up:
Montreal at Florida Sunday, March 30
Carolina home to New York Sunday, March 30