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NHL · 2026-27 betting profile

Montreal Canadiens

3-4 straight up · 2-5 ATS · 5-2 over-under

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7 PMNHL Network
vsBuffalo Sabres
SpreadMontreal -1.5
Total6.5
Moneyline-142
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games2-529%Small sample-0.8
Home0-40%Small sample-1.5
Road2-167%Small sample+0.2
Favorite0-40%Small sample-2
Underdog2-167%Small sample+0.8
Non-conference2-529%Small sample-0.8
Last 51-420%Small sample-1.1

7 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games5-271%Small sample+0.6
Home3-175%Small sample-0.2
Road2-167%Small sample+1.8
Non-conference5-271%Small sample+0.6
Last 54-180%Small sample+0.3

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 14at WashingtonL 4-5+1.5W +0.56.5O +2.5
Oct 13vs BuffaloW 4-3-1.5L -0.56.5O +0.5
Oct 10vs DetroitW 1-0-1.5L -0.56.5U -5.5
Oct 8vs NashvilleL 2-5-1.5L -4.56.5O +0.5
Oct 6vs CarolinaL 4-6+1.5L -0.56.5O +3.5
Oct 3at PittsburghL 5-6-1.5L -2.56.5O +4.5
Sep 29at TorontoW 3-2+1.5W +2.56.5U -1.5

Close is Montreal's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
2026-273-42-529%Small sample5-271%-0.8

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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