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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres will meet on the ice at KeyBank Center on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -225-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Buffalo was a 3-2 loser in its last match at home against the Sharks. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 5-2 loser in its last match at home against the Bruins. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-9-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 10-18-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Buffalo is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Vancouver Thursday, January 13
Buffalo at Nashville Thursday, January 13