Thanks to a 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers Tuesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs remain winless versus teams from within the Atlantic Division and get another chance to notch their first win against the division at the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night.
- The Maple Leafs are 0-3 SU in their last three road games at Tampa Bay.
- The Lightning are 13-0 SU in their last 13 home games in January.
- The Maple Leafs are 1-8 SU in their last nine games.
Toronto, even with the Columbus Blue Jackets at 43 points in the bottom of the Eastern Conference, slumped to 0-6-6 versus the Atlantic with the loss to the Panthers. The Buds, presently +175 road pups at online shop Sportsbook Wednesday, have faced the Lightning once this season and lost 5-4 courtesy a Vladislav Namestnikov overtime Sportsbook.
The Bolts have had a few days to recoup from a 5-2 loss to the Panthers in their last contest last Saturday. The defeat snapped their best stretch of play of the season as they had won seven-straight games before losing to their in-state rivals.
The Leafs have been a terrible wager in games with zero days off between contests, posting a 1-10 SU record in such spots this season.
With the Lightning eager to close the gap on the Panthers at the top and the Maple Leafs’ horrible record on the second of back-to-back, don’t be surprised to see the Leafs futility against the division continue tonight.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs were listed as 193 underdogs on the NHL hockey moneyline earlier at Sportsbook. The over under total was set at 5 before betting started earlier on Wednesday at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 4.4-1.2 result in favor of the Lightning today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Toronto Maple Leafs have seen them go 17-21-9 so far this season, while the Lightning are at 26-18-4. In totals betting, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-24-7, while the Maple Leafs are 17-23-7. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs Toronto injuries news.
This game puts the Tampa Bay Lightning, most recently No. 7 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who rate a No. 19 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Tampa Bay Lightning No. 12-ranked offense (2.69 goals per game) against a Toronto Maple Leafs defense that ranks No. 24 at 2.83 goals per game allowed. The Lightning Sportsbook has clicked at a 18.18% rate while the Maple Leafs have a 80.13% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Toronto was a 5-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Panthers. They lost as +147 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Panthers. Bettors on Florida at +115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
- Toronto is 1-7-1 SU in its last 9 games
- Toronto is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
- Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
- Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
- Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
- Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Next Betting Matchups
Toronto at Boston, Tuesday, February 2nd
Tampa Bay home to Detroit, Wednesday, February 3rd
