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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres will meet on the ice at KeyBank Center on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -161-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Buffalo was a 7-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Bruins. They lost as +247 underdogs, while the total score of 8 made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Penguins on March 02. Bettors who backed the Penguins at +147 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 37-19-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 31-25-4 SU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Carolina Sunday, March 5
Buffalo home to Edmonton Monday, March 6