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Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots meet at Gillette Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Bills as -5-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game's total opened at 45.5.
The Patriots were a 33-26 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Vikings. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (59) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Buffalo, they were a 28-25 winner as they battled the Lions on the road. The Bills failed to cover in the match as a -9.5-point favorite, while 53 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Buffalo:
Team record: 8-3 SU,5-5-1 ATS
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 9 games
New England:
Team record: 6-5 SU,6-4-1 ATS
New England is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
New England is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
New England is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Buffalo home to New York Sunday, December 11
New England at Arizona Monday, December 12