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Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Colorado Avalanche and the Buffalo Sabres will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Buffalo, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Red Wings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Sabres at +113 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 5-0 loser on the road against the Jets. Bettors on Winnipeg at +118 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 12-7-1 SU
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 10-12-1 SU
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Buffalo is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
Next up:
Colorado at Boston Saturday, December 3
Buffalo home to San Jose Sunday, December 4