NHL Betting: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Odds and Bet On Sports, October 17th 2015
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9 Buffalo Sabres W/L: 1-3-0 Opening Lines +251/5.5/ |
10 Tampa Bay Lightning W/L: 3-2-0 Opening Lines -289/5.5/ |
Spread +1.5 (-120) ML (+242) Over 5.5 (+115) |
Spread -1.5 (+100) ML (-273) Under 5.5 (-127) |
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Spread +1.5 (-120) ML (+242) Over 5.5 (+115) |
Spread -1.5 (+100) ML (-273) Under 5.5 (-127) |
Spread +1.5 (-120) ML (+242) Over 5.5 (+115) |
Spread -1.5 (+100) ML (-273) Under 5.5 (-127) |
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Vegas Coverage Handicapping tips: Tampa Bay Lightning the home team will win VC Tampa Bay Lightning.
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Buffalo Sabres and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lightning listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-3 loser at home against the Stars. Bettors on Dallas at +144 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Buffalo lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Panthers on October 15. Bettors who backed the Panthers at -186 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Buffalo:
Team record: 1-3-0 SU
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 3-2-0 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games at home
Next up:
Buffalo home to Toronto Wednesday, October 21
Tampa Bay at Nashville Tuesday, October 20.
SMART CHART | ||
BUF | TEAM | TB |
1.96 | GOALS | 3.40 |
3.34 | GA | 2.57 |
13.39 | PP% | 20.00 |
75.00 | PK% | 83.66 |
24.20 | SHOTS OFF | 28.00 |
35.61 | SHOTS DEF | 27.89 |
-1.38 | GOAL DIFF | 0.83 |
INJURIES | ||
BUFFALO | ||
PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
Zach Bogosian | D | Out Indefinitely (lower body) |
Robin Lehner | G | Out Indefinitely (lower body) |
TAMPA BAY | ||
PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
Victor Hedman | D | Day-to-Day (upper body) |
Alex Killorn | F | Day-to-Day (upper body) |
Nikita Nesterov | D | Out Until October 23 (suspension) |
Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | Out Indefinitely (neck) |
BETTING TRENDS | |||||
BUFFALO | |||||
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games | |||||
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo’s last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay | |||||
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay | |||||
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay | |||||
TAMPA BAY | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games | |||||
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home | |||||
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games at home | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay’s last 13 games when playing Buffalo | |||||
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo | |||||
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo |
SUPERGRID | ||||
RANK | RANK | |||
Sabres Overall Scoring vs Lightning Overall Defense | 2.0 | 30 | 2.6 | 11 |
Sabres Overall Scoring vs Lightning Overall Defense | 2.0 | 30 | 2.8 | 18 |
Sabres Overall Scoring vs Lightning Overall Defense | 2.0 | 22 | 2.6 | 11 |
Sabres Overall Scoring vs Lightning Overall Defense | 2.0 | 22 | 2.8 | 18 |
Sabres Road Scoring vs Lightning Home Defense | 2.0 | 19 | 2.2 | 2 |
Sabres Road Scoring vs Lightning Home Defense | 1.9 | 30 | 2.2 | 2 |
Sabres Road Scoring vs Lightning Home Defense | 2.0 | 19 | 3.5 | 22 |
Sabres Road Scoring vs Lightning Home Defense | 1.9 | 30 | 3.5 | 22 |
Sabres Road PP vs Lightning Home PK | 12.2 | 27 | 50.0 | 29 |
Sabres Road PP vs Lightning Home PK | 16.7 | 15 | 50.0 | 29 |
Sabres Road PP vs Lightning Home PK | 12.2 | 27 | 86.3 | 2 |
Sabres Road PP vs Lightning Home PK | 16.7 | 15 | 86.3 | 2 |
Lightning Overall Scoring vs Sabres Overall Defense | 3.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 19 |
Lightning Overall Scoring vs Sabres Overall Defense | 3.4 | 7 | 3.0 | 19 |
Lightning Overall Scoring vs Sabres Overall Defense | 3.2 | 1 | 3.3 | 29 |
Lightning Overall Scoring vs Sabres Overall Defense | 3.4 | 7 | 3.3 | 29 |
Lightning Home Scoring vs Sabres Road Defense | 3.4 | 1 | 3.8 | 29 |
Lightning Home Scoring vs Sabres Road Defense | 3.4 | 1 | 3.0 | 20 |
Lightning Home Scoring vs Sabres Road Defense | 3.0 | 6 | 3.8 | 29 |
Lightning Home Scoring vs Sabres Road Defense | 3.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 20 |
Lightning Home PP vs Sabres Road PK | 20.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 26 |
Lightning Home PP vs Sabres Road PK | 20.0 | 12 | 69.4 | 30 |
Lightning Home PP vs Sabres Road PK | 22.9 | 5 | 60.0 | 26 |
Lightning Home PP vs Sabres Road PK | 22.9 | 5 | 69.4 | 30 |
TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
BUFFALO | |||||
Buffalo is second in the league in power play chances at 4.5 per game. | |||||
Buffalo leads the league in power play goals with 1.3 per game. | |||||
Buffalo has the third worst penalty killing in the league at 63.6%. | |||||
TAMPA BAY | |||||
Tampa Bay allows the third least shots against in the league at 25.2 per game. | |||||
Tampa Bay allows the most power play goals in the league with 1.4 per game. | |||||
Tampa Bay has the worst penalty killing in the league 53.3%. |