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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
In their last action, Buffalo was a 6-1 loser on the road against the Canadiens. Bettors on Montreal at +120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Maple Leafs were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at +118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 20-10-2 SU
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo:
Team record: 11-17-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Next up:
Toronto home to New York Saturday, December 21
Buffalo at Boston Saturday, December 21