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Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Florida Panthers and the Buffalo Sabres meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Sabres were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -103 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Florida was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Senators. Bettors on Ottawa at +120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Florida:
Team record: 1-1-0 SU
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 0-3-0 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Next up:
Florida at Boston Monday, October 14
Buffalo at Pittsburgh Wednesday, October 16