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Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs meet at Scotiabank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -357-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Devils at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Devils at +126 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Buffalo was a 4-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Senators. They lost as +142 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Buffalo:
Team record: 7-10-0 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Buffalo is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games

Toronto:
Team record: 9-5-4 SU
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Buffalo at Montreal Tuesday, November 22
Toronto home to New York Monday, November 21