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Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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

Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total opened at 7.

Toronto was a 7-4 winner in its last match at home against the Oilers. They won as favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.

Buffalo lost its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Rangers on March 11. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -160 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Buffalo:
Team record: 32-28-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games

Toronto:
Team record: 40-17-8 SU
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Buffalo at Washington Wednesday, March 15
Toronto home to Colorado Wednesday, March 15