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Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres will meet on the ice at KeyBank Center on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Sabres as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.
In their last action, Buffalo was a 6-3 winner at home against the Islanders. Bettors on Buffalo at +176 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Ottawa, they were a 5-2 loser as they battled the Blues at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blues at -218 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Ottawa:
Team record: 17-25-4 SU
Ottawa is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Ottawa's last 13 games
Ottawa is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Buffalo:
Team record: 16-24-8 SU
Buffalo is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
Buffalo is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Next up:
Ottawa home to Boston Saturday, February 19
Buffalo home to Colorado Saturday, February 19