The Utah Mammoth (9-6-0) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-6-2) meet Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze NHL odds around the Mammoth vs. Maple Leafs odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Mammoth lead 1-0
Utah beat Toronto 5-4 as a -162 favorite in Salt Lake City Oct. 13 as the Over (6.5) easily cashed. Toronto C Auston Matthews and C John Tavares each had a goal and an assist, while Utah RW Dylan Guenther and D Mikhail Sergachev also had a goal and an assist for the home side.
Utah was doubled up 6-3 at the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday as moderate favorites (-166) as the Over (5.5) cashed. The Mammoth are just 3-4-0 in the past 7 games, while the Over has
cashed in 5 of those 7 outings.
Toronto picked up a 4-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks Saturday, finishing up a 4-game road trip at 2-2-0. The Leafs (-192) won as heavy favorites as the Under (6.5) cashed, halting a 5-game run.
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Mammoth at Maple Leafs odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Mammoth -134 (bet $134 to win $100) | Maple Leafs +112 (bet $100 to win $112)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mammoth -1.5 (+172) | Maple Leafs +1.5 (-215)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -128 | U: +104)
Mammoth at Maple Leafs projected goalies
Karel Vejmelka (6-5-0, 3.30 GAA, .867 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (3-5-2, 3.28 GAA, .885 SV%)
Vejmelka kicked aside 22 of the past 26 shots in the 5-4 win over Toronto in the first meeting. He has lost his past 2 starts, and 4 of the past 5 outings, while allowing 3+ goals in each of the past 5 starts.
Bobrovsky didn't start the first meeting, as Anthony Stolarz was the goalie of record. Bob has allowed 12 goals in the past 3 starts, and he has dropped the past 2 outings He has allowed 3+ goals in 9 of his 10 starts this season, too.
Mammoth at Maple Leafs picks and predictions
Prediction
Mammoth 5, Maple Leafs 3
Moneyline
The MAMMOTH (-134) are favorites on the road for a reason, and that's because Utah is playing much better hockey recently. If Bobrovsky, indeed, gets the start, that's great news for Utah. Bobrovsky has not been anywhere near his Stanley Cup form with the Florida Panthers.
Puck line/Against the spread
If you're a little more adventurous, take MAMMOTH -1.5 (+172) on the puck line, and forget about betting Utah straight up. This will take a little bit of a leap of faith, as Utah has 3 wins in the past 7 games, and all of those victories are by a single goal. However, Utah does have a 5-4-0 record on the road, and 4 of those 5 victories are by 2 or more goals. If you like the Mammoth to win, take them to get it done on the puck line, too.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (-135) is a strong play. We had 9 combined goals in the first meeting in mid-October, and the Over is 5-2 in the past 7 for the Mammoth, while going 5-1 in the past 6 outings for the Maple Leafs. Expect fire-wagon hockey in T-Dot Tuesday.
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