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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Sabres as -167-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Buffalo was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Bruins. Bettors on Buffalo at +220 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Canadiens were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -218 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 11-12-3 SU
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Buffalo:
Team record: 11-14-2 SU
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Montreal home to Nashville Sunday, December 10
Buffalo home to Arizona Monday, December 11