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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

The Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Sabres were a 7-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Wings. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at +106 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.

Buffalo:
Team record: 0-0-0 SU
Buffalo is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Buffalo is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 0-0-0 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games

Next up:
Buffalo home to New Jersey Saturday, October 5
Pittsburgh home to Columbus Saturday, October 5