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Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Minnesota Wild and the Buffalo Sabres will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
Buffalo was a 5-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Maple Leafs. They won as +330 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Wild were a 5-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-17-3 SU
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 17-30-8 SU
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Dallas Sunday, March 6
Buffalo home to Los Angeles Sunday, March 6