Sabres vs Flyers NHL Handicapping

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The Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Wells Fargo Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Flyers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Sabres, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

In their last action, Buffalo was a 4-1 loser at home against the Devils. Bettors on New Jersey at +100 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.

The Flyers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Wings. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -170 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Philadelphia:
Team record: 31-18-7 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games when playing at home against Buffalo
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Buffalo

When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 9-1
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Buffalo:
Team record: 24-26-6 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games on the road

When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing New Jersey are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Next up:
Buffalo home to Montreal, Friday, February 17
Philadelphia home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, February 18