Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Odds, Puck Line, and Total
The NHL standings are finally moot as Toronto prepares to host Detroit in an “Original Six” season closer tonight at 7 p.m. Toronto can’t rise or fall from the second…
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 14: Ville Husso #35 of the Detroit Red Wings saves a shot on goal by Mitch Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena on December 14, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
The NHL standings are finally moot as Toronto prepares to host Detroit in an "Original Six" season closer tonight at 7 p.m. Toronto can't rise or fall from the second seed in Eastern Conference brackets and must face the Ottawa Senators in an Ontario rivalry series in Round 1. Detroit was knocked out of the Wild Card race as of last Tuesday, making tonight's matchup ceremonial.
What's surprising is Toronto's odds to win its last regular season game, which tower above many of the lines on other Stanley Cup contenders of 2024-25. Other clubs with clinched playoff seeds have been resting healthy players NBA-style, which cost Columbus dearly in the Wild Card race when Carolina played a reserve lineup against Montreal, losing to the Habs easily. Toronto's odds for the season finale look great in comparison, a clue that the Maple Leafs are going to try to win it.
Las Vegas can't decide if tonight's gala will come with many goals or just a few, placing a standard O/U (5.5) totals line on the contest while allowing bets to push the over's payoff odds to a higher risk. Will the Maple Leafs play a loose style of hockey, trying to entertain the fans and stay healthy in open ice? Detroit's swift skaters would be happy to join in, even if Dylan Larkin is prepping for the Worlds.
Spread
- Red Wings +1.5 (-205)
- Maple Leafs -1.5 (+173)
Moneyline
- Red Wings +129
- Maple Leafs -140
Total
- OVER 5.5 (-125)
- UNDER 6 (-115)
*The above data was collected on April 17, 2025, and may have changed since writing.
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends
- Detroit has won its last three games.
- The total has gone OVER in each of Detroit's last three games.
- The total has gone UNDER in seven of Toronto's previous eight games.
- The Red Wings and Maple Leafs are 5-5-0 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings.
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Reports
Detroit Red Wings
- Right winger Elmer Soderblom is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Toronto Maple Leafs
- Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Predictions and Picks
Will Mitch Marner get his chance at 100 points in Toronto's regular season? Jim Parsons of The Hockey News is gushing about Mitch's game, along with most of the NHL community this year.
"Mitch Marner's game has changed," raves Parsons. "He's still chasing 100 points (sitting at 99), but how he's getting there stands out. Less cute, more cutthroat. He's become a legitimate puck hound."
The problem for Toronto's gamblers is that Marner might score that 100th point, then get taken out of tonight's contest with Detroit following one more smile-and-wave shift. We think the stodgy old souls who kept tonight's O/U line low are on to something, and that the Maple Leafs and Red Wings will wrap up the schedule with a fun, but low-scoring battle at Scotiabank Arena.
