Toronto has won the past five meetings and seven of the past eight against Minnesota. The Maple Leafs have won 15 of 18 against Western Conference opponents and 9-2 versus the Central Division dating to last season. They look to bounce back after a 4-2 loss at St. Louis on Saturday night when they held a 37-24 edge in shots, but they went 0-for-4 on the power play. Jordan Binnington had 36 saves last night and Anthony Stolarz is likely in net for Toronto and he is 4-2-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average. The Wild are 0-4 their past four games against teams that scored two or fewer goals their previous game dating to last season. There is value in the road underdog in this matchup. Take the Maple Leafs.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on Toronto Maple Leafs to win on the moneyline. And, 71% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Toronto would win by a score of 3.7 to 2.4 with Toronto winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public money was on Minnesota Wild to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.8 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Toronto winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Toronto at Minnesota
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public money was on Toronto Maple Leafs to win on the moneyline. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Toronto would win by a score of 2.5 to 2.3 with Toronto winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 74% of the public money was on Toronto Maple Leafs to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 2.3 to 1.9 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Minnesota at Toronto
Toronto fought back from 2-0 and 5-3 deficits and won a thrilling season opener 6-5 over the Montreal on Wednesday when Auston Matthews scored two late goals to cap a hat trick and Mitch Marner had the only shootout goal. Ilya Samsonov had 37 saves for the Maple Leafs and is confirmed for this game. Samsonov was 27-10-5 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 2022-23. Minnesota defeated Florida 2-0 on Thursday although the Panthers had a 41-21 edge in shots as Filip Gustavsson had 41 saves. Toronto is picked to win the Atlantic Division and it has won five of the past six meetings and the favorite has won 18 of 23 meetings. The Maple Leafs have won 60 of their past 89 home games and they are 24-8 after allowing at least five goals their previous game. Take the Maple Leafs.
Final Score
Lines & Odds
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 71% of the public money was on Toronto Maple Leafs to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Toronto would win by a score of 3.4 to 1.6 with Toronto winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.