Sabres vs Red Wings NHL Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Joe Louis Arena will be treated to a game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Detroit Red Wings when they take their seats on Monday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Wings listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

In their last action, Buffalo was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Islanders. Bettors on New York at -125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Detroit won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Blackhawks on January 14. Bettors who backed the Red Wings at -150 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Detroit:
Team record: 28-15-1 SU, ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Buffalo
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing Buffalo

When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 8-2
After playing Chicago are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Buffalo:
Team record: 19-20-5 SU, ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 9 games
is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing NY Islanders are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Buffalo at Chicago, Wednesday, January 18
Detroit at Dallas, Tuesday, January 17