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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens will meet on the ice at Bell Centre on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Canadiens as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
Last time out for Montreal, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Blue Jackets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at -129 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Sabres were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blue Jackets. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at -117 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 14-24-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Buffalo is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal:
Team record: 8-32-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Montreal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Next up:
Buffalo home to New York Tuesday, February 15
Montreal home to St. Louis Thursday, February 17