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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning will meet on the ice at Amalie Arena on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -138-moneyline favorites versus the Maple Leafs, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Lightning were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Red Wings. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at +398 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Flyers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -417 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 41-19-5 SU
Toronto is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 41-18-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games
Next up:
Toronto at Florida Saturday, April 23
Tampa Bay home to Nashville Saturday, April 23