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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Buffalo, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Devils on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Devils at -183 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Avalanche on October 23. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at +102 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 2-2-1 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Buffalo:
Team record: 3-1-1 SU
Buffalo is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Tuesday, October 26
Buffalo at Anaheim Thursday, October 28