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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 -189-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 7.
In their last action, Buffalo was a 4-1 winner at home against the Senators. Bettors on Buffalo at +106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Florida, they were a 3-1 winner as they battled the Islanders on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Panthers at -145 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Florida:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Florida is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Buffalo is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Florida at Boston Monday, October 17
Buffalo at Edmonton Tuesday, October 18