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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 -182-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Buffalo was a 5-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Senators. They won as +169 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Senators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Senators at +137 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 44-26-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo:
Team record: 32-36-6 SU
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Monday, April 7
Buffalo home to Boston Sunday, April 6