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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -154-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Bruins were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Oilers. That made winners of bettors who got Edmonton at -177 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
The Sabres were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Maple Leafs. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 11-18-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 12 straight games.
Buffalo is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games
Boston:
Team record: 17-13-4 SU
Boston is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Buffalo at New York Monday, December 23
Boston home to Washington Monday, December 23