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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre.

Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.

Last time out for Montreal, they were a 7-4 loser as they battled the Lightning at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at -149 were rewarded, while the 11 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Maple Leafs were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Toronto:
Team record: 43-23-9 SU
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games

Montreal:
Team record: 29-34-12 SU
Montreal is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games

Next up:
Toronto home to Pittsburgh Monday, April 8
Montreal at New York Sunday, April 7