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Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers

The Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

In their last action, New York was a 3-2 loser at home against the Coyotes. Bettors on Arizona at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

The Sabres were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Sharks. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at -109 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Buffalo:
Team record: 8-1-1 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Buffalo is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games

New York:
Team record: 2-4-1 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
NY Rangers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games

Next up:
Buffalo at Detroit Friday, October 25
New York home to Boston Sunday, October 27