Thursday, October 15, 2015

BB&T Center

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The Buffalo Sabres travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sabres at +182 and the Panthers at -203. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Buffalo Sabres have 2 total points this season. They have scored 6 goals while giving up 9 goals. They have had 12 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 33%. They have allowed 6 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%.

The Panthers have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 16 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 1 goal on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%. As a team, they have a total of 11 goals scored while giving up 3 goals this year.

The Sabres are 15-38 in their last 53 vs. a team with a winning record, 15-40 in their last 55 vs. the Atlantic, 16-44 in their last 60 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 12-40 in their last 52 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 11-43 in their last 54 overall, 10-44 in their last 54 road games, 2-9 in their last 11 games following a win and 0-6 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.

The over is 6-0-1 in the Sabres last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win and 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. However, the under is 22-8-6 in their last 36 games playing on 2 days rest and 5-0-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

The Panthers are 5-0 in their last 5 Thursday games, 4-1 in their last 5 overall, 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference and 6-2 in their last 8 home games. They are 19-7 in their last 26 vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 18-39 in their last 57 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation, 17-37 in their last 54 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 16-38 in their last 54 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.

The over is 2-0-2 in the Panthers last 4 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation, 2-0-2 in their last 4 home games and 1-0-4 in their last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation. On the other hand, the under is 13-5-8 in their last 26 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 15-6-8 in their last 29 games playing on 1 day rest, 15-6-3 in their last 24 meetings in Florida and 2-0-3 in their last 5 games following a win.

Head to head, the Sabres are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Florida and 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.

Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-2 straight up

The Buffalo Sabres are 1-2-0 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 2-1 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 1-1-1 against the over/under

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

10/12/15 RW Brian Gionta Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Florida

10/09/15 GO Robin Lehner Ankle out indefinitely

10/07/15 D Bobby Sanguinetti Upper Body out indefinitely

10/06/15 C Cody McCormick Blood Clot out indefinitely

10/06/15 D Zach Bogosian Lower Body out indefinitely

Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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