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Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres will meet on the ice at KeyBank Center on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Sabres as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 18.
Last time out for Buffalo, they were a 5-2 loser as they battled the Kraken at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Kraken at -105 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Ottawa lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Flames on January 09. Bettors who backed the Flames at -130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Ottawa:
Team record: 14-22-0 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Ottawa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ottawa's last 12 games
Buffalo:
Team record: 17-20-4 SU
Buffalo is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Ottawa home to San Jose Saturday, January 13
Buffalo home to Vancouver Saturday, January 13