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Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres

The fans at KeyBank Center will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Wild and the Buffalo Sabres when they take their seats on Friday.

Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

The Sabres were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -219 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on New York at -113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Minnesota:
Team record: 5-6-2 SU
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Buffalo:
Team record: 6-6-1 SU
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games at home
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Next up:
Minnesota home to Dallas Sunday, November 12
Buffalo at Pittsburgh Saturday, November 11