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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Buffalo, they were a 3-0 winner as they battled the Blackhawks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Sabres at -253 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 7-3 winner at home against the Wild. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -140 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-17-5 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Buffalo:
Team record: 20-21-4 SU
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Detroit Sunday, January 21
Buffalo at Anaheim Tuesday, January 23