The Detroit Red Wings (22-14-3) will host the Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-5) on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, in a matchup featuring two teams residing at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference. Red Wings (-125) versus Maple Leafs (+105) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.
Detroit’s last game was a 5-2 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 27. Five Red Wings skaters recorded one point each, including J.T. Compher (one assist) and John Leonard (one assist).
Toronto won its last game 7-5 at home over the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 27. Three Maple Leafs skaters had three points each in that matchup, including Matthew Knies (two goals and one assist) and Auston Matthews (one goal and two assists).
Here is our prediction for who will clinch the victory in Sunday’s matchup.
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For the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Red Wings 4 – Maple Leafs 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
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Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs Moneylines
Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Red Wings-Maple Leafs matchup.
Favorite: Red Wings (-125)Underdog: Maple Leafs (+105)Red Wings Betting InsightsThe Red Wings are 11-8 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.Detroit is 8-8 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).The Red Wings have a 55.6% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this game.In 19 games this season, Detroit and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Maple Leafs Betting InsightsThis season the Maple Leafs have won five of the 14 games, or 35.7%, in which they’ve been an underdog.This season Toronto has won four of its 11 games, or 36.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Maple Leafs, based on the moneyline, is 48.8%.Toronto’s games this season have had over 6.5 goals 22 of 37 times.Red Wings Key StatsDetroit’s 120 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league.The Red Wings rank 25th in goals against, conceding 125 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.It has the league’s 17th-ranked goal differential at -5.The 30 power-play goals the Red Wings have scored this season are fourth-best in the NHL (on 119 power-play chances).Detroit has the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (25.21%).Detroit’s 80.58% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.Detroit wins 51.6% of its faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.The Red Wings make 10.6% of their shots (19th in the league).Maple Leafs Key StatsWith 122 goals (3.3 per game), Toronto has the league’s fifth-best offense.The Maple Leafs’ total of 125 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 25th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -3, the team is 16th in the league.The Maple Leafs have 14 power-play goals (on 95 chances), 32nd in the NHL.Toronto’s power-play percentage (14.74) puts the team 30th in the league.This season, the Maple Leafs have two shorthanded goals (18th in league).Toronto’s has the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.51%).Toronto wins 56.7% of faceoffs, tops in the NHL.The Maple Leafs’ 12.2% shooting percentage is third in the league.
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