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Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators
The Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators will meet on the ice at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Senators as -137-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Ottawa, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Red Wings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Wings at +120 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Sabres were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Buffalo at +221 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 18-14-2 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Buffalo's last 17 games
Ottawa:
Team record: 16-17-3 SU
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Buffalo at Washington Tuesday, January 3
Ottawa home to Columbus Tuesday, January 3