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Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Colorado Avalanche and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Montreal, they were a 4-2 winner as they battled the Islanders at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Canadiens at -121 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Maple Leafs. Bettors on Colorado at +117 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 17-8-2 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 12-10-6 SU
Montreal is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Montreal is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games
Next up:
Colorado at Boston Saturday, December 7
Montreal at New York Friday, December 6