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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres meet at KeyBank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -150-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Buffalo was a 3-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Bruins. They lost as +193 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Lightning were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Red Wings. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -411 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 20-13-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 17-16-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Buffalo is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Montreal Thursday, January 2
Buffalo home to Edmonton Thursday, January 2