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Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Buffalo Sabres and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ericsson Globe.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Lightning were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -178 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 9-5-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Buffalo is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 7-5-2 SU
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Buffalo home to Carolina Thursday, November 14
Tampa Bay home to New York Thursday, November 14