Leafs vs Red Wings Odds And Picks for Thursday (Jan 12)

Toronto Maple Leafs take on Detroit Red Wings at the Little Caesars Arena tonight. The Red Wing's are struggling to stay in the playoff hunt.

Detroit Red Wings take on Toronto on Friday night. Toronto lost to Nashville last night and are not in good shape.

Leafs are a -140 road favorite on the moneyline. The game is currently at a total of 6.5. Toronto is at +1000 to win hockey's Holy Grail. Faceoff is set for 7:00 pm ET at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Auston Matthews is injured and may miss the game against Detroit. William Nylander is expected to play the pivot for Toronto. He is the team's top scorer with 22 goals and 45 points in 41 games. Mitch Marner has 49 points. Toronto won seven of their past nine games without Matthews.

Leafs and Red Wings meet on Thursday (Jan 12). Detroit Redwings are sixth in the Atlantic Division. They have gone just 4-5-1 in their past ten games. The team has a lot of injuries on defense. Ville Husso's odds to win the Vezina Trophy have dropped.

The teams have met twice this season and the Maple Leafs won both games by more than one goal. Detroit has lost five consecutive games against the Leafs by two or more goals.

Detroit has lost six of its last eight games at home. Toronto is 11-6-3 on the road.

Leafs vs Red Wings is a game with many unknowns. Toronto wants to tighten things defensively. Detroit has been scoring a lot lately.

Leafs vs Red Wings is a game on Thursday (Jan 12). The under-6.5 goal bet is (-115).