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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
The Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -345-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 4-2 winner as they battled the Panthers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Bruins at +102 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Buffalo was a 5-3 winner at home against the Islanders. Bettors on Buffalo at +114 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Buffalo:
Team record: 31-38-11 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Buffalo is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 50-25-5 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Buffalo home to Chicago Friday, April 29
Boston at Toronto Friday, April 29