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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 6-4 loser as they battled the Sabres at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Sabres at +199 were rewarded, while the 10 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 6-4 result against the Senators on November 04. Bettors who backed the Lightning at +101 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 5-3-3 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto:
Team record: 5-4-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Toronto is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Montreal Tuesday, November 7
Toronto home to Ottawa Wednesday, November 8