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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Game Odds, Best Bets and Picks (Wednesday, April 7, 2021)

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Odds and Picks

Since taking over as Montreal’s interim coach Dom Ducharme is making modest progress.  Ducharme was the assistant to the fired Claude Julien. He was promoted to head coach on February 24, 2021.  Specifically, Ducharme was tasked with jumpstarting a stalled season.  Ducharme has an NHL betting record of 5-3-5 behind the Habs bench.  Montreal was 9-5-4 when Julien was canned.  Problematic is that the roster remained the same.  More emphatically, Montreal is a good but not great NHL team.  Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe can relate to Ducharme.  He was the Leafs interim coach last year.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Information

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Ontario
TV Coverage: NBCSN

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Odds

Team SP/RL TOTAL ML
Canadiens +1½ (-175) 6 (+105) +135
Maple Leafs -1½ (+155) 6 (-125) -155
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Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs CashBet Wagering Analysis

Both of these teams bring large and generational fan bases.  In turn, the sportsbook handle should split Wednesday night evenly.  Live betting is going to be hot for this one.  Fashion that gamblers will want to get a feel for the ebb and flow of this rivalry showdown.

Montreal Tries to Develop Winning Habit for Ducharme

Montreal has been in good recent form.  To illuminate, the Canadiens have won three of their last four games.  While three of their previous five tilts stayed under the total.  Montreal has a betting on NHL record of 16-9-9 with 15-17 under the total.  Cause by this run, the Habs are 4th in the North Division.  Montreal ranks 7th in the NHL for goal scoring and 14th for the power play.  Defensively the Canadiens rank 11th for goals against and 24th for penalty killing.

On the whole, Ducharme has the same problem that Julien faced before his firing.  Goaltender Carey Price is no longer the dominant goalie that once carried the Canadiens.  Price has a .902 save percentage and 2.70 goals-against average.  Correspondingly those numbers are far below Price at his peak.  And that is why Montreal can’t gain traction in the North Division.

Offensively, right-wing Tyler Toffoli leads the Canadiens with 19 goals, nine assists, and a plus-nine.  Correlate that Toffoli has the hot hand with four goals in his last four games.

Marner and Matthews Help Toronto Turn New Leaf

Toronto has been cranking cash after a mid-March pro hockey betting slump.  Accordingly, the Maple Leafs have won five of their last six games.  Five of those six games went under the total.  NHL metrics show Toronto 4th for goal scoring and 6th for the power play.  While defensively, the Maple Leafs rank 9th for goals against and 21st for the penalty kill.  Toronto leads Edmonton by four points for first in the North Division.

Toronto boasts two of the game’s elite centers.  Namely, Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews power the Maple Leafs.  Marner brings 13 goals, 33 assists, and a plus-18. In comparison, Matthews adds 24 goals, 18 assists, and a plus-14.  Number one goaltender Frederik Andersen remains out until mid-April.  However, backup Jack Campbell has emerged as a pleasant surprise.  Campbell owns a .951 save percentage, 1.35 goals-against average, and 8-0 record.

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Against the Spread

Montreal is 3-8 in their last 11 hockey betting away games.  And then only two of the Habs last eight road tilts went over the total.  Meanwhile, Toronto is 4-5 in their previous nine games on home ice.  Five of the Leafs last seven home games went over the total

Overall, Toronto has won three of their last four games against Montreal.  These rivals went under the total in two of their previous three meetings.  However, Montreal has won two of their last three visits to Toronto.  Three of the previous four in this series at TO went over the total.

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs CashBet Free Pick  

In this situation, the Maple Leafs have too much NHL gambling firepower.  As mentioned earlier, Toronto is in top form.  Subsequently, the Habs are inconsistent.

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