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(NHL) Columbus vs. Toronto,
Money Line: -130.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
1* Free Play Leafs.

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I think the home side is worth the price of admission in this spot. Toronto will certainly be the "hungrier" team here as it looks to avoid a season-high fourth straight setback. Most recently the Leafs are coming off a 6-2 loss to Washington in the first game since the club fired coach Randy Carlyle and replaced him with Peter Horachek; note though, there's some room to read between the lines in that setback as Toronto did in fact hold a 33-26 shot advantage and did not allow the Capitals to score on the power play. Columbus has turned things around after a dreadful start by going 12-2-1 overall since the start of December, most recently coming off a 4-2 at Dallas on Tuesday. Note though that the Blue Jackets are 5-10 (-4 units) when playing with two days of rest this year and 5-9 (-2.8 units) after a non-conference game. And note that Toronto has actually excelled in this spot for bettors this season, 2-0 (+2.2 units) after three or more consecutive losses and 8-7 (+1.1 units) after allowing four goals or more in its previous contest. As I like to say: "Desperation breeds motivation." A pretty good price on the LEAFS in this matchup in my opinion.

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